I’m happy to share that the best selling author in the family, Lynn Kapusinski, has been named by the The Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP) as a finalist for the new Excellence in Publishing Awards, which will be given out at the 2014 Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit (RBTE) in St. Charles, Illinois. The goal of these awards is to recognize the best in Catholic publishing.
While Lynn has always supported my books on local history, it has always been her books that people stop us all over the country to talk about. Her love of children dealing with the aftermath of separation or divorce has taken us all over the world and she is much deserving of this recognition.
When Parents Divorce or Separate: I Can Get Through This (A Catholic Guide for Kids) is a guidebook for children ages 8-12 and one of six finalists nominated for the Resources for Ministry category. This category encompasses books used as tools in parish faith formation.
Finalists are judged by a three-person panel. Final judging will narrow the entries down to first, second and third place winners for the awards ceremony at the RBTE.
“This year’s finalists reflect a range of topics that are timely like Pope Francis, evangelization, and social media,” noted Therese Brown, ACP’s executive director. “At the same time, a number of them also address a depth of human-sacred experience that explores the fragility and tenuousness of our lives. The call to live the Gospel, to evangelize, to bring the brokenness of our lives to our loving and all-embracing God is striking.”
For a comprehensive list of finalists, see the press release on the ACP website at:
To see a sample chapter or obtain the book, please visit www.pauline.org/whenparentsdivorce.