2016 Award Winners

Carol Award

Historical Romance—A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers)

Romantic Suspense—No Place to Hide by Lynette Eason (Revell)

Young Adult—Dauntless by Dina L. Sleiman (Bethany House Publishers)

Christian Retailing

First-Time Authors—Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason (Bethany House)

Fiction: Contemporary—Taken by Dee Henderson (Bethany House)

Fiction: Historical—The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen (Bethany House)

Charismatic—The Power That Changes the World by Bill Johnson (Chosen)

Christianity Today

Biblical Studies—Acts: An Exegetical Commentary by Craig S. Keener (Baker Academic)

Christian Living/Discipleship—Divine Sex by Jonathan Grant (Brazos Press)

Politics and Public Life—Free to Serve by Stephen V. Monsma and Stanley W. Carlson-Thies (Brazos Press)

Beautiful Orthodoxy—Spiritual Friendship by Wesley Hill (Brazos Press)

Christy

First Novel—Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason (Bethany House)

Golden Scroll

Novel of the Year—Always Watching by Lynette Eason (Revell)

Inspirational Reader's Choice Award

Long Contemporary—Together With You by Victoria Bylin (Bethany House Publishers)

Romantic Suspense—Gone without a Trace by Patricia Bradley (Revell)

Logos Best Book Award

Christianity/Culture—Good Faith by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons (Baker Books)

RITA Award

Inspirational—A Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter (Bethany House Publishers)

Selah

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

Fiction Historical—Until the Harvest by Sarah Loudin Thomas (Bethany House)

Silver Scroll Merit Award

Non-fiction—Forgiven by Terri Roberts, Jeanette Windle (Bethany House Publishers)

Fiction—Through Waters Deep by Sarah Sundin (Revell)

Word Awards

Academic—Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics by Craig G. Bartholomew (Baker Academic)

Mystery/Suspense—Desperate Measures by Sandra Orchard (Revell)