(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. was awarded five of Christian Retailing’s 2010 Retailer’s Choice Awards. The awards were announced on April 22 at The Gathering at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

“The Retailer’s Choice Awards are among the highest honors in the industry,” said Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson. “I appreciate that the awards are selected by Christian retailers, who work on the front lines and that the awards are judged on a product’s ability to inspire, encourage, and affirm Godly living. I am proud of the Nelson team.”

The Thomas Nelson winners are:

• The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister (Catholic/Liturgical)
• Living with Confidence in a Chaotic World by David Jeremiah (Christian Living)
• Green by Ted Dekker (Fiction – Mystery and Suspense)
• Jesus Lives by Sarah Young (Gift Book)
• Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Backlist)

Products nominated for the 2010 Retailer’s Choice Awards must include clear Christian content, message or worldview. Retailers judged the 277 nominations in 32 categories on the impact they have had on staff and customers, 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. For more a complete listing of the 2010 Retailer’s Choice Awards, visit www.retailerschoiceawards.com.

Thomas Nelson is a leading provider of Bibles, products, and live events emphasizing Christian, inspirational and family value themes.  For more information, visit our websitewww.thomasnelson.com.

Thomas Nelson Bible’s Production Claims APA’s Top Honor Nomination

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson’s celebrity-voiced The Word of Promise® Audio Bible has been selected as a finalist for the Audio Publishers Association’s (APA) prestigious Audiobook of the Year Award. This top honor is distinguished by excellence in production as well as by the title’s ability to create new interest in the audiobook format through creative and innovative marketing. The winners will be announced at the Audies Gala awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at The Museum of the City of New York in New York City. READ MORE »

New Book Reveals How to Fix Cracks in Conservative Movement

Washington, D.C. – R. Emmett Tyrrell, the man who predicted the “conservative crack-up,” now offers the remedy to what ails the conservative movement in his new book, After the Hangover: The Conservatives’ Road to Recovery (Thomas Nelson, April 20th, 2010). Beginning with an illumination of conservative theory and history, complete with anecdotes from his decades in the movement, Tyrell explains the nature of the conservative temperament – its “political libido” and how it plays out in today’s political culture including the rise of the tea party movement.

Tyrell describes part of the problem with conservatism is the result of “petty competitiveness” among conservative intellectuals, the pundits he calls “reformed conservatives (RC)” who ingratiate themselves with the mainstream media by finding fault with conservatism. These RC’s include columnists David Brooks, David Frum, Ross Douthat, Kathleen Parker, Tucker Carlson and Christopher Buckley as well as television host Joe Scarborough. READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has secured 22 finalist slots in Christian Retailing’s 2010 Retailers Choice Awards program. Products nominated in the competition, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, were judged on the impact they have had on staff and customers, their ability to speak to hearts and evoke emotion, open minds to new ways of thinking, and encourage and affirm Christlike living. The winners will be announced at Christian Retailing’s The Gathering 2010 event, to be held April 21-23 at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY.

The complete Thomas Nelson finalist title listing includes: READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that eight of their products have been chosen to be finalists for the 2010 Christian Book Awards. The Christian Book Awards are presented annually, since 1978, to the highest quality in Christian publishing in six categories – Bibles, Bible Reference & Study, Christian Life, Fiction, Children & Youth, and Inspiration & Gift. The awards are selected by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) based on excellence in content, literary quality, design, and significance of contribution.

The winner in each category will be announced at the Christian Book Award Banquet in Nashville, Tennessee. The Christian Book Awards Dinner will begin on Monday, May 3, 2010, during the ECPA Executive Leadership Summit. In addition, one title will be selected from the finalist to receive the top honor, Christian Book of the Year. This award is based on editorial excellence and sales achievement.

The Thomas Nelson Finalists are: