Beginnings and Endings - online reviews
Regular readers here will already know that I have a recently published book, designed to be read through Advent and Christmas. The print run is rapidly running out, so be quick if you want one!! 21st November Edit: I'm aware from emails etc that some of you have had trouble getting copies from some suppliers. Direct from the publisher. seems to be the most dependable online source - only a few days delivery in the UK.
In the shops:
Cornerstone Bookshop N. Finchley has them on the shelf, and
Blackwells in Oxford
Welsey Owen in Cambridge.
Online:
Direct from the publisher in two or three days
Church House promises delivery in 48 hours
Rhys reports 7-10 day delivery here.
You can order from Amazon, (where it appears as the 2,200th most popular book in Amazon's current rankings) but various blog-readers have reported that they are giving long delivery times.
Here are some of the comments and blog-reviews on Beginnings and Endings:
Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham
Andy Goodliff
Chris Erdman at Odyssey
Simon Marsh
Jonny Baker
Richard at Distinctly Welcoming
I loved Andy's positive comparison with Tom Wright's for everyone's books. "Greater praise than... "even though I disagree with Bish Tom over a couple of other things. I'm going to try and buy it at Hereford's SPCK's shop tomorrow having failed at Cardiff's - only then will I buy online (see Dave walker's Blog about the demise of SPCK shops- not publisher)
Posted by: Rhys | 06/11/2007 at 18:06
I ordered today from Amazon US; look forward to reading it. I am an author myself. I write a weekly humorous/religious newspaper column in NH.
Bob
Posted by: Bob | 08/11/2007 at 01:28
If you look closely, Amazon US says it takes 3-6 weeks for delivery. You'd get it quicker from Amazon UK - I got mine in a couple of weeks.
I gave my first two copies away, ordered three more :)
Posted by: dave paisley | 08/11/2007 at 14:42
mine has arrived and, like jonny, i will read and reflect through advent....looks good though!!!
Posted by: paul | 09/11/2007 at 12:24
church house bookshop - delivery 48 hours
http://www.chbookshop.co.uk/product.asp?id=2398693
Posted by: Rhys | 09/11/2007 at 19:48
Just for the record there are Christian bookshops which have your book on the shelf! - I run one in North London. Website at www.cornerstone.co.uk
Posted by: John Duncan | 09/11/2007 at 21:51
I'm enjoying 'Beginnings and Endings' and getting Advent out of the way before it gets caught up with Christmas!
Our local independent Christian bookshop (The Sycamore Tree), supplied by Crown Books, got the book for me within the week.
Posted by: andy jones | 15/11/2007 at 21:54
Well, FYI for American Amazon.com users - delivery is far off. I ordered this on October 6th and was expecting delivery mid November. Now they are not expecting delivery until mid-late December. So much for an Advent devotional. I have not found another American or state-side distributor or publisher who is offering this book.
I am quite excited to read this book with my colleague group, but the disappointment that most of us are experiencing with the shipping is disheartening.
Posted by: Kim | 20/11/2007 at 13:30
CLC Bookshop in Birmingham has them on their seasonal book display - bought my copy and will start on 1st December! Looks good after a sneaky peek inside !!
Posted by: Andy W | 21/11/2007 at 16:05
Just bought it today... its on display in Glasgow!! Looking forward to reading it through Advent.
Posted by: Danny | 21/11/2007 at 18:48
It looks good, Maggi. I'm looking forward to it.
Just to say that I ordered the book from the publishers (BRF, web address in Maggi's post) via their website on Sunday night and it arrived on Wednesday morning!
Catherine
Posted by: catherine wright | 22/11/2007 at 14:07
Vivement le 1er décembre, qu'on puisse commencer à le lire et à le méditer ! :o)
Posted by: Anne-Catherine | 24/11/2007 at 21:16
Merci, A-K! Tu es tres gentille! A la prochaine...
Posted by: maggi | 24/11/2007 at 23:57
it came, it came!
I'm so excited.
can't wait til saturday.
(oh and I ordered it last thursday from the link that Maggi gave)
Posted by: jody | 28/11/2007 at 10:48