The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association has announced the 14 winners of the 2023 Christian Book Awards:
Christian Book of the Year: Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jennie Allen (WaterBrook)
Audio: Shackled: One Woman's Dramatic Triumph Over Persecution, Gender Abuse, and a Death Sentence by Mariam Ibraheem with Eugene Bach, narrated by Zoleka Vundlz (ONE Audiobooks)
Bibles: CSB Explorer Bible for Kids (B&H Publishing Group)
Bible Reference Works: Early New Testament Apocrypha: Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies edited by Christopher Edwards (Zondervan Academic)
Bible Study: Blessed: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Revelation by Nancy Guthrie (Crossway)
Biography & Memoir: Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim Challies (Zondervan Reflective)
Children (tie):
The Biggest Story Bible Storybook by Kevin DeYoung, illustrated by Don Clark (Crossway)
Our God Is Bigger Than That! by Michelle Medlock Adams and Eva Marie Everson, illustrated by Anna Jones (End Game Press)
Christian Living: How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now by James K.A. Smith (Brazos Press/Baker Publishing Group)
Devotion & Gift: When You Don't Know What to Pray: 100 Essential Prayers for Enduring Life's Storms by Charles F. Stanley (Zondervan)
Faith & Culture: Still Time to Care: What We Can Learn from the Church's Failed Attempt to Cure Homosexuality by Greg Johnson (Zondervan Reflective)
Ministry Resources: A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders by Mark Sayers (Moody Publishers)
New Author: Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul by Jennifer Tucker (Thomas Nelson Gift)
Young People's Literature: How to Pray: A Guide for Young Explorers by Pete Greig with Gemma Hunt (Hodder & Stoughton and NavPress)
In addition, Philip Yancey received the Pinnacle Award for "the outstanding contribution of his body of work to the industry, church, and society at large," and Luci Shaw received the Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award for her "innovative, influential and enduring work in Christian publishing."
