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Zondervan Book to Be Featured during NBC Special Televised Event
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 6, 2007 – Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? (Zondervan, 2006) by Philip Yancey has been nominated for a 2007 National Quill Book Award in the Spiritual/Inspirational category.
The Quill Awards are the first literary prizes to reflect the tastes of all the groups that matter most in publishing – readers, booksellers and librarians. They celebrate the best books of the year in 19 popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to spiritual and inspirational to graphic novels.
In Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? Yancey, an award-winning and bestselling author, probes the most fundamental, challenging and deeply rewarding aspect of a personal relationship with God. What is prayer? How does it work? And most importantly, does it work? Prayer explores the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate.
“Philip Yancey is one of the most respected and insightful Christian writers of his generation, and it’s a privilege to partner with him as a Zondervan author,” said Scott Bolinder, executive vice president and publisher at Zondervan. “Each of Philip’s books takes readers on a spiritual journey as he explores an aspect of his personal faith and asks tough questions that many Christians struggle with. Prayer is one of his finest works to date and is deeply deserving of this honor.”
Eligible titles for the 2007 Quill Book Awards met at least one of the following criteria: a starred review in Publishers Weekly, positioned on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List or a special selection of the selection committee. The Quill’s voting board, consisting of more than 6,000 invited booksellers and librarians, will vote for the 19 category winners. Following the announcement of this year’s winners, readers will have an opportunity to cast their votes online for the Book of the Year from September 10 to October 10, 2007.
The 2007 Quill Awards are presented annually and recognize the finest in literature. Winning authors in all categories will be announced during the awards ceremony on Saturday, October 27, 2007, and will be broadcast live on NBC-TV’s Universal stations.
Zondervan, a
HarperCollins company, is a world leader in Christian communications and the leading Christian publishing brand. For more than 75 years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian experiences through general and academic resources by influential leaders and emerging voices, and been honored with more Christian Book Awards than any other publisher. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., with offices in San Diego and Miami, Zondervan conducts events and publishes its bestselling
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