The Evangelical Christian PublishersAssociation (ECPA) has announced their thirty-six finalists in seven categoriesfor the 2013 Christian Book Awards. The ECPA awards honor Christianpublishing’s best books of the year. Each category has five finalists exceptfor Inspiration, which has six due to a tie.  One will be chosen from eachcategory. 

Notice that DTS's own Jennie Allen isa finalist in the "new author" category. (You can catch a glimpse ofJennie's heart in this short video.)

Here is the list of finalists: 

NEW AUTHOR

•   Anything by Jennie Allen (Thomas Nelson) 9780849947056

•   Cradle My Heart: Finding God’sLove After Abortion by Kim Ketola (Kregel)9780825439285

•   Disability and the Gospel: HowGod Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace by Michael S. Beates (Crossway) 9781433530456

•   Interrupted by Rachel Coker (Zondervan) 9780310729730

•   Love Does by Bob Goff (Thomas Nelson) 9781400203758

FICTION

•   The Dog That Talked toGod by  Jim Kraus (Abingdon Press) 9781426742569

•   Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar (Moody Publishers) 9780802405586

•   The Next Target by Nikki Arana (David C Cook) 9780781404310

•   Submerged by Dani Pettrey (Bethany House/ Baker Publishing Group)9780764209826

•   When the Smoke Clears by Lynette Eason (Revell/ Baker Publishing Group) 9780800720070

INSPIRATION

•   The Family Book of Advent by Carol Garborg (Ellie Claire Gift, a division of WorthyPublishing) 9781609365417

•   Jesus Today by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson) 9781400320097

•   Love Out Loud by Joyce Meyer (FaithWords) 9780446538473

•   The Quiet Place by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (Moody Publishers) 9780802405067

•   Thoughts to Make Your HeartSing by Sally Lloyd-Jones (ZonderKidz) 9780310721635

•   Unstoppable: The IncrediblePower of Faith in Action by Nick Vujicic(WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group) 9780307730886

NON-FICTION

•   A Grace Revealed by Jerry Sittser (Zondervan) 9780310243250

•   The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler with Jared Wilson (Crossway)9781433530036

•   Glorious Ruin: How SufferingSets You Free by Tullian Tchividjian (David C Cook)9781434704023

•   Grace by Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson) 9780849920707

•   In the Land of BlueBurqas by Kate McCord (Moody Publishers)9780802408143

BIBLES

•   Chronological Life Application® StudyBible, NLT (Tyndale House Publishers) 9781414339276

•   ESV Global Study Bible (Crossway)9781433531538

•   Everyday Matters Bible for Women (HendricksonPublishers) 9781598567052

•   Holman KJV Study Bible (B&HPublishing Group) 9781433600333

•   NIV Study Bible (Zondervan)9780310443261

BIBLE REFERENCE

•   The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary byGary M. Burge, Andrew E. Hill (Baker Books/ Baker Publishing Group)9780801013089

•   Center Church byTimothy Keller (Zondervan) 9780310494188

•   Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (TheIVP Bible Dictionary Series) edited by Mark J. Boda and J. Gordon McConville(InterVarsity Press) 9780830817849

•   Invitation to Biblical Interpretation:Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology byAndreas J. Köstenberger, Richard D. Patterson (Kregel Academic &Professional) 9780825430473

•   Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the NewTestament, Acts by Eckhard J. Schnabel (Zondervan)9780310243670

CHILDREN’S

•   The Action Bible Devotional byJeremy V. Jones (David C Cook) 9780781407274

•   Firebird by Brent McCorkleand Amy Parker (B&H Publishing Group) 9781433679179

•   Heaven is for Real for Kids byColton, Todd & Sonja Burpo (Tommy Nelson) 9781400318704

•   Hot Chocolate with God #2 byCamryn Kelly with Jill and Erin Kelly (FaithWords) 9780892968442

•   Jesus Calling Bible Storybook bySarah Young (Tommy Nelson) 9781400320332

ECPA’s highest honor, the 2013 Christian Book of the Year,will be bestowed upon one title from all nominees. 2013 Christian Book Awardwinners will be named at ECPA’s 2013 Awards Banquet on April 29 inNashville.