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Turtles all the Way Down is here!

Okay, our house is pure shipping madness right now. I picked up about 500 of Turtles all the Way Down on Friday afternoon. We have 200 orders. We’ve mailed 100 of them so far. It’s a little time consuming because I’m writing a short note in the books of everyone who was on the Consafo team. Their advance purchases funded the project. Still, I think we’ve done pretty well. Jeanene and Lillian and I make quite a little shipping team. Jeanene on the computer printing postage and updating the spreadsheet. Me signing and getting them to Lillian, who stuffs envelopes and is making 25 cents for each order. So she’s happy!

And I must say that it is amazing holding the book in my hand. It’s rather like giving birth. Here is this little book I’ve dreamed of.

There is plenty of time for us to mail books to you if you want them for Christmas gifts. Standard media mail will get them there in time up until about December 14th. Between the 14th and the 20th is iffy. We have a Priority Mail option too, if time is a factor. Turtles all the Way Down is available along with my other books at Gracefull Things.

WHAT ABOUT THE BOOK FURNITURE?

Yes, it is true that I constructed a chair out of the boxes of my first book after it was remaindered by Eerdmans. Paul Soupiset asked if I was going to do that again. The answer is YES. I won’t pick up the remaining 1500 copies until later this week. That’s about 40 cases of books. I have NO idea where I’ll put them.

Maybe I can make a recliner this time and watch the Dallas Cowboys’ traditional December meltdown in style!

Gordon

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