I am delighted to partner with ECPA & my book sisters at JustRead Tours today (on the blog) and from Nov 2-13 (on IG) to feature – with my own very sincere and enthusiastic fangirl congratulations – The Christy Award® 2020 Finalists!
The Christy Award® 2020 Finalists
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FIRST NOVEL
A Long Time Comin’, Robin W. Pearson (Tyndale House Publishers)
The Means That Make Us Strangers, Christine Kindberg (Bellflower Press)
Whose Waves These Are, Amanda Dykes (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Just One Kiss, Courtney Walsh (Courtney Walsh Writes)
Now and Then and Always, Melissa Tagg (Larkspur Press)
Sweet On You, Becky Wade (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
GENERAL FICTION
All Manner of Things, Susie Finkbeiner (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Whose Waves These Are, Amanda Dykes (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Words Between Us, Erin Bartels (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
HISTORICAL – tie
The Bright Unknown, Elizabeth Byler Younts (Thomas Nelson)
The Medallion, Cathy Gohlke (Tyndale House Publishers)
Memories of Glass, Melanie Dobson (Tyndale House Publishers)
My Dearest Dietrich, Amanda Barratt (Kregel Publications)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
The Land Beneath Us, Sarah Sundin (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Number of Love, Roseanna M. White (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Painted Castle, Kristy Cambron (Thomas Nelson)
MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/THRILLER
Echoes Among the Stones, Jaime Jo Wright (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
The Girl Behind the Red Rope, Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group)
Smoke Screen, Terri Blackstock (Thomas Nelson)
SHORT FORM
A Christmas Haven, Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall (WaterBrook)
A Flood of Love, Tracie Peterson (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Intrigue a la Mode, Regina Jennings (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
VISIONARY
Cry of the Raven, Morgan L. Busse (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)
Hidden Current, Sharon Hinck (Enclave Publishing)
The Story Raider, Lindsay A. Franklin (Enclave Publishing)
YOUNG ADULT
The Means That Make Us Strangers, Christine Kindberg (Bellflower Press)
The Piper’s Pursuit, Melanie Dickerson (Thomas Nelson)
The Winter King, Christine Cohen (Canonball Books)
YOU ARE INVITED… to celebrate the power of story and honor the craft of writing. The Art of Writing and The Christy Award Webinar Series for writers, storytellers, and publishing curators will be live-streamed every Thursday, October 8 to November 12. Register now!
THE ART OF WRITING WEBINAR SERIES:
The Art of Writing and The Christy Award Webinar Series for writers, storytellers, and publishing curators will be live-streamed every Thursday, October 8 to November 12. Recordings available on-demand for 30 days to all who register. Learn more at ChristyAwards.com/conference
THE CHRISTY AWARD WINNERS WEBCAST:
The Christy Award® program will celebrate the finalists and reveal the winners of the 2020 program at the Winners Webcast on November 12th at 7pm central time. The program will be hosted by emcee and Hall of Fame author, Chris Fabry and will feature the finalists and winners in nine categories. Award-winning authors Tamera Alexander and Steven James will be inducted into the Christy Hall of Fame, the program’s highest honor, AND our keynote speaker will be bestselling author, Lisa Wingate who penned Before We Were Yours and her latest, The Book of Lost Friends. This is a free event but viewers must register!
COMING SOON!
Join us as we honor each title in a Bookstagram Countdown to The Christy Award & Giveaway on Instagram! Follow @justreadtours, @meezcarrie, @faithfulbookish, and @bookwormmama14 on November 2-12 for more about each finalist and a chance to win a special prize from ECPA and The Christy Award!
What about you? Which of The Christy Award 2020 Finalists have you read already? Which ones do you most want to read?
I’ve read 13 of them already, and they were all superb! I’m looking forward to reading a few more of them soon!