November 18, 2022, WHEATON, Ill.—Crossway is excited to announce that eleven books have been named winners of the 2022 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Top Shelf Book Cover Awards. This year, the ECPA awarded winners in four categories: non-fiction, fiction, children’s, and Bibles.
The ESV Student Study Bible, Artist Series Hardcover, designed by artist Joshua Noom, was named a winner in the Bible category.
Two Crossway titles won in the children’s category: The Biggest Story Bible Storybook by Kevin DeYoung, designed by Don Clark, and The Sower by Scott James, designed by Stephen Crotts.
Eight Crossway titles won in the non-fiction category:
- A Better Encouragement by Lindsey Carlson, designed by Crystal Courtney
- A Dozen Things God Did with Your Sin (and Three Things He’ll Never Do) by Sam Storms, designed by Spencer Fuller, Faceout Studio
- (A)Typical Woman by Abigail Dodds, designed by Lindy Martin, Faceout Studio
- Blessed by Nancy Guthrie, designed by Crystal Courtney
- Cultural Counterfeits by Jen Oshman, designed by Crystal Courtney
- Do You Believe? by Paul David Tripp, designed by Ordinary Folk
- How to Find Yourself by Brian Rosner, designed by Spencer Fuller, Faceout Studio
- Overcoming Apathy by Uche Anizor, designed by Jordan Singer
“It’s a joy to see this talented group of designers and illustrators recognized by their peers for their good work,” says Dan Farrell, Crossway’s vice president of creative. “We are grateful to ECPA for facilitating connections amongst creatives in our industry and for encouraging us all toward excellence.”
The Top Shelf Book Cover Awards were designed to celebrate the year’s best book designs in Christian publishing and celebrated their tenth anniversary this year.
Founded in 1938, Crossway is a not-for-profit global Christian publishing ministry that publishes gospel-centered, Bible-based content to honor our Savior and serve his church. Crossway seeks to help people understand the all-encompassing implications of the gospel and the truth of God’s word—for all of life, for all eternity, and for the glory of God alone. Crossway is the global publisher of the ESV® (English Standard Version®) Bible, more than 1,000 Christian books, and an extensive list of gospel literature. For additional information, visit crossway.org.
Contact: Lauren Susanto, lsusanto@crossway.org, crossway.org
Bloomington, Minn. (November 18, 2022)—Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association (ECPA) has selected Toni Shiloh as the winner of the inaugural Christy Amplify Award for Christian Fiction for her 2022 novel, In Search of a Prince. The award presentation took place on November 17 during the annual Christy Award Gala at ECPA’s PubU Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
“I am absolutely floored and humbled to win the Amplify Award,” said Bethany House author Toni Shiloh. “When I dreamed and wrote In Search of a Prince, it was with the hope that it would give representation to the many women who dreamed of being a princess and never saw one that looked like them—and for them to ultimately realize we are beloved daughters of the King of Kings.”
Ada, Mich. (November 18, 2022)—On Thursday, November 17, the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) announced the 2022 Christy Award winners at a gala held at Lipscomb University’s George Shinn Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Approximately 150 publishers, authors, and fiction fans gathered to celebrate this momentous occasion.
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Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 2022 – Zondervan, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is proud to announce the release of Zondervan’s Thompson® Chain-Reference® Bible, Revised and Updated in the King James Version (KJV). This is the second updated and revised edition of a Thompson Chain-Reference Bible since Zondervan acquired the Bible line from Kirkbride Bible Company in 2020.
Carol Stream, Ill. (November 1, 2022) — Tyndale House Publishers (@tyndalehouse) will release three new children’s books by Dandi Daley Mackall in spring of 2023. A board book, Bedtime in the Barnyard, and a chapter book, Lucky for Winnie, will both release on March 7, 2023. Homesick Horse, another chapter book, will release on April 4, 2023. Tyndale is also releasing The Architect, a middle grade fiction book, slated for film production, by Jonathan Starrett on February 7, 2023.
Lucky for Winnie features Winnie Willis, the star of the bestselling Winnie the Horse Gentler series, which has sold more than half a million copies and taught kids around the world about faith, kindness, and horse training. In Lucky for Winnie, Winnie struggles with the temptation to cheat by tracing art for a contest, but she learns that her family loves her regardless of her artistic skills. Winnie, in turn, learns how to accept her horse regardless of the horse’s skills. This book is ideal for budding readers, and parents will appreciate the story’s important life lessons.
The Architect is a middle grade book featuring a superhero and supervillain. This story follows a brave girl, Charlie, who confronts the evil in her city. A mysterious Architect who she has never seen speaks to her through the radio and gives her instructions on how to defeat the villain. Charlie wrestles with trusting and following a voice that is not familiar to her. The story is set in a dynamic city with steampunk themes and images that will excite middle grade readers. The author, Jonathan Starrett, is a children’s pastor, storyteller, and illustrator, and he used his set of skills to bring this story to life.




