ECPA's Rush To PressBaker Publishing Group Titles Named as Finalists for 2014 Christian Book Awards®

Contact: Karen Steele
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Grand Rapids, Mich. (April 10, 2014)—The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) released its list of thirty-six finalists for the 2014 Christian Book Award program. Five Baker Publishing Group titles have been selected as finalists in three categories.

Bible Reference

New Author

  • Falling into Place, Hattie Kauffman
    (Baker Books; ISBN 9780801015380; ebook ISBN 9781441242730; $17.99)

Non-Fiction

  • God’s Double Agent, Bob Fu with Nancy French
    (Baker Books; ISBN 9780801015724; ebook ISBN 9781441244666; $19.99)

The Christian Book Awards, established by ECPA in 1978 as the Gold Medallion Book Awards, honors Christian publishing’s best book and Bible releases of the year. Based on excellence in content, literary quality, design, and impact, the Christian Book Awards are the oldest and among the most prestigious in the religious publishing industry. For a complete list of finalists, please check here.

“The Christian Book Awards® program is the great equalizer: recognizing excellence among the year’s Christian titles whether the marketing budgets are large or small, the author is known or unknown, or the publisher size large or small,” says ECPA President/CEO Mark Kuyper.

Winners will be announced at the ECPA Awards & Anniversary Banquet on April 28 in Colorado Springs at Focus on the Family, opening night of the ECPA Leadership Summit. Christian Book Award® program finalists and winners receive recognition and support throughout multiple retail and media outlets, including Christianity Today, BookShout, ChristianBook.com, Cokesbury, Family Christian, Lifeway, Mardel, Munce Group, Parable Christian Stores, Crossings, Innovative/Signature Websites, NetGalley, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

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Baker Books has a vision for building up the body of Christ through books that are relevant, intelligent, and engaging. We publish titles for lay Christians on topics such as discipleship, apologetics, spirituality, relationships, marriage, parenting, and the intersection of Christianity and culture. We also publish books and ministry resources for pastors and church leaders, concentrating on topics such as preaching, worship, pastoral ministries, counseling, biblical reference, and leadership.

Baker Academic serves the academy and the church by publishing works that further the pursuit of knowledge and understanding within the context of Christian faith. Building on our Reformed and evangelical heritage, we connect authors and readers across the broader academic community by publishing books that reflect historic Christianity and its contemporary expressions. Our authors are scholars who are leaders in their fields, write irenically, and display a healthy respect for other perspectives and traditions. Our goal is to publish books that are notable for their inherent quality and deemed essential reading by students and scholars.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non- profit trade organization, comprised of nearly 200 member companies worldwide, representing a combined revenue of nearly $1.4 billion. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building Networking, Information, and Advocacy opportunities within the industry and across multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content. For more information about ECPA: 480-966-3998, info@ecpa.org, http://www.ecpa.org.

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