Bethany House Publishers is a publisher that publishes

Christian fiction A Christian novel is a Christian literary novel which features Christian media genre conventions. The tradition of Christian fiction Christian novels are works of imaginative literature drawing on Christian themes, theology, and social norms. ...

and non-fiction books. Bethany House Publishers was bought in 2003 by

Baker Publishing Group Baker Publishing Group is a Christian book publisher that discusses historic Christian happenings for its evangelical readers. It is based in Ada, Michigan and has six subdivisions: namely Bethany House, Revell, Baker Books, Baker Academic, Chos ...

. Bethany House publishes both

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

and contemporary fiction. Historical fiction is considered any book that is set prior to 1950. Contemporary fiction is defined as any book which is set in the last fifty years. Bethany House also publishes nonfiction, covering a broad spectrum of issues relevant to Christianity. (Mettee)

Stats

Bethany House has published over 1,000 books. They publish 120 books per year.

Awards

Bethany House Publishers has received thirty-three Gold or Platinum awards. They have also won twenty-two Christy Awards since the award's inception in 2000.

Notable authors

''Sorted alphabetically.'' * Stephen Arterburn * Lynn Austin *

Jim Burns Jim Burns (born 10 April 1948) is a Welsh artist born in Cardiff, Wales. He has been called one of the Grand Masters of the science fiction art world. In 1966 he joined the Royal Air Force, but soon thereafter he left and signed up at the N ...

* T. Davis Bunn * Anne de Graaf *

Wayne Cordeiro Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Anthon ...

* Mary Connealy *

Peter Greer Peter Keith Greer is an author, speaker, and president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Peter and his wife, Laurel, have f ...

* Dee Henderson *

T.D. Jakes Thomas Dexter Jakes (born June 9, 1957), known as T. D. Jakes, is an American bishop, author and filmmaker. He is the bishop of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch. Jakes's church services and Evangelistic sermons are b ...

Julie Klassen Julie Klassen is an American author of Regency romance novels. She is the winner of several Christy Awards and a Midwest Book Award. Background Klassen graduated from The University of Illinois. She worked for 16 years in publishing and rec ...

* Lois Gladys Leppard *

Beverly Lewis Beverly Marie Lewis (née Jones) is a Christian fiction novelist and adult and children's author of over 100 books. Lewis is a former schoolteacher and musician. She started playing the piano at age four, and began writing short stories and ...

TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

Judith Miller Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist and commentator known for her coverage of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) program both before and after the 2003 invasion, which was later discovered to have been based on ...

* Michael A. O'Donnell *

Janette Oke Janette Oke (née Steeves; born February 18, 1935) (pronounced "oak") is a Canadian author of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer era and centered on female protagonists. Her first novel, ''Love Comes Softly'', was publi ...

Robin Parrish Michael Robin Parrish (born October 13, 1975) is an American author and journalist. His various credits in the field of journalism, include senior editing positions for Christian Music related websites About Christian Music, CMCentral.com, and w ...

* Judith Pella *

Tracie Peterson Tracie Peterson (born 1959) is an author of Christian fiction. She writes many historical novels, with romantic threads in them, as well as writing with other Christian authors on joint novels. Many of her books are published by Bethany House. ...

Leonard Ravenhill Leonard Ravenhill (18 June 1907 – 27 November 1994) was an English Christian evangelist and author who focused on the subjects of prayer and revival. He is best known for challenging western evangelicalism (through his books and sermons) t ...

* Lauraine Snelling * James White

References

External links

Bethany House Official Site
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