The Association of Logos Bookstores yesterday announced the 2008 award winners for Vendor of the Year, Author of the Year, Distributor of the Year and book awards in seven categories at ICRS.

Richard Foster was named Author of the Year, while Zondervan won Vendor of the Year and Spring Arbor was recognized as Distributor of the Year.

The book award winners were: Water From a Deep Well by Gerald Sittser (IVP Books) for Best Spirituality, Devotional; The Reason for God by Timothy Keller (Dutton) for Best Theology, Doctrine, Reference; The Grand Weaver by Ravi Zacharias (Zondervan) for Best Christian Living: General, Nonfiction; Amish Grace by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt and David Weaver-Zercher (Jossey-Bass) for Best Christianity & Culture; The Shack by William P.Young (Windblown Media) for Best Fiction; Payback by Melody Carlson (Multnomah Books) for Best Youth Fiction; and Chronicles of Narnia Pop-Up by C.S. Lewis and illustrated by Robert Sabuda (HarperCollins) for Best Children's, Picture Book.