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Advent starts November 29, which is about six weeks away. That’s close enough that if you don’t pick your Advent reading now, December 1st will show up and you’ll be scrambling to find a good book to read in the middle of shopping.
This week we have two new books, one of which releases tomorrow, and two that are still on sale from last week. Three are 99 cents on the US Amazon Kindle store. Prices will go back up soon, so grab the ones you want while they’re still on sale.
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New this week
Waiting for the King: An Advent Journey Through the Songs of Christmas, by Maury D. Wood, II
Maury wrote 25 days of Advent reading around the Christmas songs we already know by heart, like O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, Silent Night, and Mary, Did You Know? Each day starts with Scripture, then ties it to everyday life with Maury’s own stories and family memories. Every reading ends with conversation starters for the table and a closing prayer.
You can read it alone with your morning coffee, or read it out loud to the whole family after dinner. The book even says you don’t have to keep a perfect streak, which is good news for anyone with kids and a December calendar.
You can learn more or purchase the book here: [AMAZON]
The Eternal Dawn, by Jack Thompson
Releases tomorrow, October 18th!
This is Christian speculative epic fantasy. A thousand years after his defeat, the Son of Dawn escapes the Great Void, and he brings demons, political betrayal, and a collapsing utopia with him.
Kalithas Chamar shows up to work expecting a promotion. Instead, he gets the first violent crime wave in ten centuries. Soon he and Judith Brockman, a mountain farmer whose husband was taken by fire-dwelling demons, are running from assassins while the government that should protect people turns against them.
This book is for the reader who wants spiritual warfare.
You can learn more or purchase the book here: [AMAZON]
Still 99 cents from last week
The Everyday Apologist: A Practical Guide to Listening Well, Answering Wisely, and Pointing People to Jesus, by Nate Brasells
Plenty of Christians hear the word “apologetics” and picture scholars on a debate stage. Nate’s book is for everyone else. It teaches the H.E.A.R. model: Hear what the person is saying, Explore what they mean, Answer clearly and calmly, then Redirect the conversation to Jesus.
It’s still on pre-order, and it releases November 4th
You can learn more or pre-order the book here: [AMAZON]
Flowers Can Bloom Through Ashes, by Dawn ~ The Happy Farmwife
This is a Christian YA novel, short enough to read in one or two sittings at 131 pages. Juliet is fourteen, raised by a single mom, and sent to her aunt’s every summer. After a tragic accident, she learns things about her family that nobody ever told her.
Its readers seem to agree: all 10 reviews so far are five stars.
You can learn more or purchase the book here: [AMAZON]
A brief guide to the 99-cent launch
This one is for the authors reading along. At 99 cents, Amazon pays the author 35%, which is about 35 cents per sale. Nobody is retiring off a 99-cent week.
Rank is the real reason to do it. Every sale pushes the book up the charts, and a book that ranks higher shows up in front of strangers who were never looking for it.
One small favor
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— Thomas M. Hamilton
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I'd love to read The Eternal Dawn, but I've got too much on my plate right now. I'll keep it mind, though!
Has my book Snow Monarch: A Letter and a Yellow building been removed or moved?