2015 Award Winners

Academy of Parish

Book of the Year Award—The Church according to Paul by James W. Thompson (Baker Academic)

Christian Retailing's Best

Fiction: Amish—The River by Beverly Lewis (Bethany House)

First-Time Authors—For Such a Time by Kate Breslin (Bethany House)

Christianity Today

Biblical Studies—For the Glory of God by Daniel I. Block (Baker Academic)

The Church/Pastoral Leadership—Mission Drift by Peter Greer, Chris Horst, and Anna Haggard (Bethany House)

Apologetics/Evangelism—Can We Still Believe the Bible? by Craig Blomberg (Brazos Press)

Cover Cafe

Historical—The Pelican Bride by Beth White (Revell)

Golden Scroll

Fiction Merit Award—No One to Trust by Lynette Eason (Revell)

Silver Scroll Merit Award - Fiction—In Perfect Time by Sarah Sundin (Revell)

INSPY Awards

Debut Novel—Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House)

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense—Meant to Be Mine by Becky Wade (Bethany House)

MN Book Awards

Genre Fiction—The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)

Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year

Missional Church—Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot McKnight (Brazos Press)

Selah Awards

Fiction: Speculative—Thunder by Bonnie S. Calhoun (Revell)

Nonfiction: Christian Living—Praying through Hard Times by Linda Evans Shepherd (Revell)

Fiction: Mystery & Suspense—No One to Trust by Lynette Eason (Revell)

Fiction: First Novel—Miracle in a Dry Season by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House)

Book of the Year—Love Comes Home by Ann H. Gabhart (Revell)

Fiction: Historical Romance—Love Comes Home by Ann H. Gabhart (Revell)

Fiction: Historical—What Follows After by Dan Walsh (Revell)

Southern Writers Magazine

Best Covers—Love's Reckoning by Laura Frantz (Revell)