In case you haven’t heard, the first run of my new book Night Shift: Crossing the Cultural Line for the Kingdom, is coming off the press in about a week. I can’t describe how excited I am that this long-awaited day is almost here.

This November run is a special prepublication printing. 300 copies are going to reviewers leading up to the official publication date of February 15, 2011. The rest are available for purchase by anyone who is interested in being among the first to get their hands on the book. I’ve even offered to autograph copies on request for no extra charge and the publisher, Fanno Creek Press, will send them postage free (USA domestic addresses only, sorry) as long as the orders are made online or postmarked by November 15, 2010.

Orders have already started coming in. As things look now, orders placed by that date will be mailed on time before Thanksgiving. I’m planning to make a trip directly to the printer just to sign the autographs so they all arrive at their destinations well before Christmas.

Would you help me by passing on this announcement to anyone you think might be interested? I am hoping that through word of mouth, we will generate a lot of interest in the book. In short, the book is a fresh look at what I call the Christian mandate – that through the culture of love we are called to push back curse by extending blessing everywhere, that we do so cross-culturally no matter what setting we find ourselves in, and that more often than we realize we have to do so in the night.

To help build awareness and develop an engaged reader community, I’ll be publishing a regular e-zine (electronic magazine) starting in December through Fanno Creek Press called “Night Shift Crossing” free to anyone who requests a subscription. The e-zine will carry a reader Q&A, a regular column I’ll be writing on issues related to the focus of the book, as well as updates from me. To get a subscription to the e-zine or to request one for a friend, send you or your friend’s name and email address to info@fannocreekpress.com asking to be placed on the “Night Shift Crossing” e-zine subscriber list. [At this point there are no plans to provide a print edition of the e-zine. The advantage of the “e” in e-zine is that costs are negligible.]

Thanks for letting me share this news with you. If you want to read more about the book, check out my blog "Night Shift Crossing."  I've been posting almost daily.

Anyone is welcome to write me concerning the book via nightshift@fannocreekpress.com – I’ll get the message!

Thanks,
Howard N. Kenyon

P.S. Tell your friends that the special prepublication offer is good only through November 15, 2010, and includes free shipping and handling to a USA domestic address. Anyone can order online by going to http://fannocreekpress.com or by sending a check for $19.95 per copy requested to Fanno Creek Press, 6663 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy PMB 223, Portland, OR 97225-1403. Just make sure it is postmarked by November 15.  After that you can still order and even get the signed copy - you'll just have to pitch in for the shipping and handling!