My first book was a modest little volume published with RTSF back in 2001. You can find it for free here. Since then, I published thirteen more books with several publishing houses (Edinburgh University Press, Paternoster, Biblica, InterVarsity, Baker, Oxford University Press, Prometheus, Wipf and Stock). In recent years, I have tried self-publishing. And through […]
publishing
In case you have any delusions of grandeur about becoming an author, here’s the reality
I’ve published 11 books. A couple of them were with university presses, several more were with various Christian publishers, and my most recent book was self-published. Several of my books have received very good reviews. One of them (Finding God in the Shack) exceeded all expectations of commercial performance, particularly after it became a massive bestseller […]
My Biggest … and Most Frustrating Publishing Success
A few weeks ago one of my readers, David, let me know that on his travels in Brazil he had seen copies of my book Encontre Deus na Cabana (the Portuguese translation of Finding God in the Shack) at different Brazilian bookstores. Since I haven’t been paid any significant royalties on this edition of the book for several […]
The Ethics of Book Blurbs
Last week I was perusing the book tables at the ETS conference when I came across a book that featured a blurb from a friend of mine. The blurb made the book sound like a great purchase so when I saw my friend later in the day I asked him to elaborate on the book. […]
