any day a beautiful change: Book (And Snow Wolf) Update

11.08.2011

Book (And Snow Wolf) Update

Remember how Ben suggested one might purchase a copy of my book along with a Snow Wolf when ordering from Amazon? Guess what comes up on the bottom of the book listing, thanks to Amazon's algorithms?

"Customers who viewed this item also viewed the Snow Wolf."

I laughed out loud. It reminded me of a totally inane algorithmic suggestion back in the early days of Amazon selling things other than books; I think it was for a Friedrich Schleiermacher book, and the customers were also viewing underwear.

I don't think I will ever stop thinking things like that are funny.

Anyway, the really big news is that we finally have our cover. Marie took the photograph, and Elizabeth did a mock-up of the design to help me convey my vision to the folks at Chalice. Fitting for a book about family, eh?

Here it is:

I love it. I love that it's us, but that you can't actually see any of our faces. (Especially since I really disliked my haircut at the time.)

In other news, the Snow Wolf is now shipping for free! Two weeks ago it was $17. You know you want one...

4 response(s):

Sarah K.November 08, 2011
It is such a GORGEOUS COVER! LOVE LOVE LOVE! Can't wait to read it!
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LeeNovember 09, 2011
This made me laugh out loud too. It also makes me tempted to view other weird things after looking at your book to see what other suggestions Amazon might make for your readers. :)

The cover is absolutely beautiful.
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ElizabethNovember 09, 2011
I am seriously considering ordering these together, just to seal the deal. We've been talking about one of those high-falutin' shovels lately anyway...
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BeverlyNovember 10, 2011
Ha, ha, ha! Love that cover. That is one brilliant idea of a photo. I think I'll have to try to recreate it. Looking forward to reading your book, Katherine!
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Advance Praise for Any Day a Beautiful Change: A Story of Faith and Family

“I expect a good memoir to be wise and funny. A good pastoral memoir should bear witness to God’s goodness. I don’t normally expect one chapter to force me to read another, or to care so passionately about characters. The glory of this one, in particular, is its incarnationally-shaped bodiliness. We have a new writer to whom we must pay attention.”
Jason Byassee, author of The Gifts of the Small Church, senior pastor of Boone United Methodist Church, and Fellow in Theology & Leadership, Duke Divinity School.

“Pershey writes beautifully about hard things. This is not so much a book about ministry as it is about life. She examines her motherhood, her marriage and her ministry as they are all unfolding, in their tender beginnings, all three, works in progress. Despite being a memoir of faith, this honest book is a sanctimony-free zone.”

Lillian Daniel, author of This Odd and Wondrous Calling and senior pastor of First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn.

"In Any Day A Beautiful Change, Pershey shows us with candor and grace how motherhood, the chaos and delights of family, marriage, and our bodies enrich our interpretations of ministry, scripture and liturgy. I’m especially grateful for this memoir as a woman who has experienced pregnancy in the pulpit, but it is a gift for anyone who longs to reflect deeply on life and the church. It’s funny and honest and wise."
Debbie Blue, author of Sensual Orthodoxy and From Stone to Living Word and Founding Pastor, House of Mercy

"Katherine Willis Pershey walks alongside all of us who delight in Eat, Pray, Love, but yearn for a reflection on a different sort of path. With theological depth and insight, Pershey struggles with the passions of life, the heartbreaks of relationship, the worries of parenting, and the truths of vocation. Through all the twists and turns of her emerging marriage, ministry, and motherhood, she leads us to glimpses of reconciliation and wholeness."
Carol Howard Merritt, author of Tribal Church and Reframing Hope and a pastor at Western Presbyterian Church

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11.08.2011

Book (And Snow Wolf) Update

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