Ave Maria Press is delighted to announce that A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms, by author Lisa M. Hendey, has won second place in the inspirational category of the 2012 Excellence in Publishing Awards. These awards are sponsored by the Association of Catholic Publishers and seek to recognize the best in Catholic publishing. The winners were announced earlier today at the 2012 Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit in St. Charles, IL.
(The following is reprinted from the ACP press release)
Awards were given for books falling into six categories: General Interest, Inspirational, Prayer and Spirituality, Scripture, Theology, and Resources for Ministry. The "Book of the Year" was named from among the first-place finishers of the first six categories.
A complete list of the winners by category follows.
General Interest
- All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day by Jim Forest (Orbis Books)
- Wisdom for Living the Final Season by Kathy Kalina (Pauline Books & Media)
- Why Stay Catholic? by Michael Leach (Loyola Press)
Inspirational
- The Other Side of Chaos by Margaret Silf (Loyola Press)
- A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms by Lisa M. Hendey (Ave Maria Press)
- Forgiveness: A Catholic Approach by R. Scott Hurd (Pauline Books & Media)
Prayer & Spirituality
- The Mass in Scripture by Stephen Binz (Our Sunday Visitor)
- God in the Dark by Susan R. Pitchford (Liturgical Press)
- The Road to Eternal Life by Michael Casey (Liturgical Press)
- The Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O'Brien (Loyola Press)
Scripture
- The Bible and Science by Vincent Smiles (Liturgical Press)
- Building Our House on Rock by Dennis Hamm, SJ (The Word Among Us Press)
- Numbers by Irene Nowell, OSB (Liturgical Press)
Theology
- Being About Borders by Michele Saracino (Liturgical Press)
- Efficacious Engagement by Kimberly Hope Belcher (Liturgical Press)
- Become What You Receive by John H. McKenna (Liturgy Training Publications)
Resources for Ministry
- I Will Remember You by Kimberly B. Schuler (Pauline Books & Media)
- Adaptive First Eucharist by David Rizzo, Mercedes McBride Rizzo, and Brendan Rizzo (Loyola Press)
- Practice Makes Catholic by Joseph Paprocki (Loyola Press)
- Living the Word by Dianne Bergant, CSA, and Rev. James A. Wallace, CSsR (World Library Publications)
To schedule interviews, contact Therese Brown at 410-988-2926 or at tbrown@cbpa.org.
The Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP), celebrating 25 years of service to the Catholic publishing field, is a membership organization of Catholic publishers, those who provide services to Catholic publishers, and individuals who work with Catholic publishers. The ACP provides opportunities for members to further the Catholic publishing industry, promote Catholic publishing and reading, and engage those they interact with including retailers, pastoral leaders, individual customers, and staff.
