Here are tips to help you find your next read as well as a convenient clickable list of authors linked directly to our catalog for placing requests or checking out e-books or audiobooks. See also If You Like Amish and Mennonite Fiction.
1. Find award winning Christian fiction.
The Christy awards are presented annually to recognize novels of excellence written from a Christian worldview. See Christy Award winners in our collection here.
2. Borrow e-books or downloadable audiobooks.
Browse our OverDrive Christian Fiction Collection of e-books and downloadable audiobooks you can borrow with your IndyPL library card.
3. Get reading recommendations from IndyPL staff.
- Books Featuring Priests, Rabbis, Ministers, and other Clergy
- Inspirational Fiction
- Kimberla Lawson Roby Books
- Mysteries Featuring Members of the Clergy
- Romances in Every Religion
4. Make a selection from one of these Christian fiction authors.
Tamera Alexander
Lynn N. Austin
Brenda Barrett
Terri Blackstock
T. Davis Bunn
Amanda Cabot
Kristy Cambron
Elizabeth Camden
Melody Carlson
Colleen Coble
Mary Connealy
Ted Dekker
Lauren K. Denton
Lynette Eason
Richard Paul Evans
Philip Gulley
Robin Jones Gunn
5. Use your IndyPL Library card to login to Novelist Plus.
On Novelist Plus you’ll find reading recommendations, read-alikes, series lists, reviews, and lists of award-winning historical romance books. Once you login with your IndyPL library card, Once you login with your IndyPL library card, choose the “Christian fiction” category from the genre list on the left. Click on a book to read a brief description or see a star rating. Click “Check Availability” to see if the book is available to borrow from IndyPL.
6. Subscribe to a Christian fiction email newsletter.
Subscribe to NextReads to receive romance reading recommendation in your inbox monthly. Book suggestions are linked to our catalog for easy requesting. It’s FREE! See a Christian fiction sample issue. Subscribe to NextReads!
7. Find a book discussion near you!
You are invited to join in one of our many in-person or online book discussions that take place several times each month. In our book discussion groups we read and talk about both fiction and non-fiction books. We express our opinions (both likes and dislikes!) with other avid readers in the city.
- Event: Virtual Author Talk: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- Date & Time: Tuesday, October 22, 2:00pm
- Location: Online
- Description: In her remarkable book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb tells us that despite her license and rigorous training, her most significant credential is that she’s a card-carrying member of the human race. Join us to explore the role of therapy in our lives.
- Register Here
- Event: Zine Salon
- Date & Time: Tuesday, October 22, 6:00pm
- Location: East 38th Street Branch
- Description: Join us for this special-interest book club focused on zines. Select from our collection, or bring your favorites. We’ll spend the first hour reading, and then share and discuss what we’ve read.
- Register Here
- Event: WitLITS Book Discussion Group
- Date & Time: Friday, October 25, 10:00am
- Location: Spades Park Branch
- Description: A read aloud group exploring classic literature in a group reading.
- No Registration Required.
Need help?
Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian. The Tinker Station helpline at (317) 275-4500 is also available. It is staffed by device experts who can answer questions about how to read, watch and listen on a PC, tablet or phone.