Christy Awards 2020

This year’s finalists were announced on November 12, and they are:

 

Debut, General Fiction and Book of the Year:
Whose Waves These Are
by Amanda Dykes
(Bethany House)
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Contemporary Romance:
Now and Then and Always
by Melissa Tagg
(Larkspur Press)
Print | eAudio

 

First Novel:
A Long Time Comin’
by Robin W. Pearson
(Tyndale House)
Print | eBook | eAudio

 

Historical:
The Medallion
by Cathy Gohlke
(Tyndale House)
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Historical Romance:
The Painted Castle
by Kristy Cambron
(Thomas Nelson)
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Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:
The Girl Behind the Red Rope
by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker
(Revell)
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Short Form:
A Christmas Haven
by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall
(WaterBrook)
Print | Audiobook | eBook | eAudio

 

Visionary:
Hidden Current
by Sharon Hinck
(Enclave Publishing)
Print | eBook |eAudio

 

Young Adult:
The Means That Make Us Strangers
by Christine Kindberg
(Bellflower Press)

Other titles that were nominated and were finalists include:
(click on the titles to link directly to our catalog!)

• Just One Kiss by Courtney Walsh
• Sweet On You by Becky Wade
• All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner
• The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels
• The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts
• Memories of Glass by Melanie Dobson
• My Dearest Dietrich by Amanda Barratt
• The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin
• The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White
• Echoes Among the Stones by Jaime Jo Wright
• Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock
• A Flood of Love by Tracie Peterson
• Intrigue a la Mode by Regina Jennings
• Cry of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse
• The Story Raider by Lindsay A. Franklin
• The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
• The Winter King by Christine Cohen

Authors Tamera Alexander and Steven James were inducted into the Christy Award Hall of Fame during the event as well.

I don’t know about you, but it looks like I have some serious reading to catch up on. Of the winners and nominees, I’ve only read a couple … as Frank Zappa said, “So many books, so little time” … Happy reading everyone!!