B&H PUBLISHING TOPS THE 2014 CHRISTIAN RETAILING’S BEST AWARDS NOMINATIONS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (April 11, 2014) B&H Publishing Group is proud to announce that it has received fifteen nominations for their books in the 2014 Christian Retailing’s Best Awards, the most among Christian publishers. Winners of the awards will be presented in Atlanta at the International Christian Retail Show in Atlanta, June 22-25.Those who are part of the Christian products industry were qualified to vote in the awards, and were asked to judge the nominations on their impact, including their ability to speak to people’s hearts and evoke emotion; open people’s minds to new ways of thinking; and encourage and affirm Christ-like living. The full list is found here: http://christianretailingsbest.com/finalists.html

Introduced in 2001, the awards sponsored by Christian Retailing have been acknowledged as an important way of recognizing some of the most significant new life-changing products in the Christian retail industry.

The following B&H Books and Bibles were nominated. Among these include #1 CBA Best-seller I Am a Church Member and other major releases like Audrey Bunny by Angie Smith, The Holman NKJV Full-Color Study Bible, and Beth Moore’s Whispers of Hope.

Bibles: Devotional/Study

• The Holman NKJV Full-Color Study Bible

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• Operation Christmas Child, Franklin Graham, Donne Lee Toney

Children’s Fiction

• Audrey Bunny, Angie Smith

Christian Living: Practical Life

• Love Dare for Parents, Stephen & Alex Kendrick

Church and Culture

• I Am a Church Member, Thom Rainer

Fiction: Contemporary

• Grace Unplugged, Melody Carson

Fiction: Historical

• Flight of The Earls, Michael K. Reynolds

Fiction: Mystery and Suspense

• Dark Justice, Brandilyn Collins
• Invisible, Ginny L. Yttrup

Nonfiction: Men’s

• Manhood Restored, Eric Mason

Prayer

• Whispers of Hope, Beth Moore

Reformed

• Gospel-Centered Teaching,Trevin Wax

Social Issues

• Orphan Justice, Johnny Carr with Laura Captari

Young Adult Nonfiction

• 7 Steps to Knowing, Doing and Experiencing the Will of God,Tom Blackaby, Mike Blackaby and Daniel Blackaby

Spanish

• Biblia Del Pescador (Fisher of Men Bible),Luis Angel Diaz-Pabon

B&H Publishing Group, a division of LifeWay Christian Resources, is a team of mission-minded people with a passion for taking God’s Word to the world. Because we believe Every Word Matters^®we seek to provide intentional, Bible-centered content that positively impacts the hearts and minds of people, inspiring them to build a lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ. Among our print and digital releases for the trade, church, and academic markets, titles includeThe New York TimesNo. 1 best sellersThe Love DareandThe Vow, #1 CBA Best-sellerI Am a Church Memberas well as the award-winningHCSB Study Bible,which features the Holman Christian Standard Bible translation.

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