A Little Stone Crossings Housekeeping

Without fanfare, on April 1, Stone Crossings officially released. Maybe it's good that the book came quietly onto the scene, considering it was April Fool's Day.

Of course, early-bird copies had been floating around since I went to Mount Hermon. And some enterprising friends figured out that Amazon would deliver before the release date.

One such friend, when the book arrived, had a friendly "fight" with her spouse, over who'd get first dibs. She won and proceeded to read the book in two hours; at 11:30 pm, she considered calling to tell me her thoughts on it, but must have remembered too well how much I love my sleep. She called me the following day.

Another friend has been happily walking around for about two weeks now, clutching the book like a dear friend (so I'm told), and hasn't cracked it open yet. Everyone reads differently — some gulp, some sip, some have to go through a courtship. In all, it fascinates me to see the variation in reading ways and responses.

So far, there have been some kind words, like these from IVCF Area Director Jason Gaboury, "Best travelogue on Christian spirituality I've read since Traveling Mercies, but deeper, more profound, subtler." Bryron Borger's generous review at Hearts and Minds Books is also appreciated.

And there have been inquiries from far away places. "How can I get a signed copy?" Hmmm. Well, I have ten copies I'd be willing to sell and send off (see comment box for details). After that I can offer a signed SC postcard. Alternately, BookTour.Com can tell you where I'll be, when, and maybe we can meet sometime. I'd like that.

For virtual friends who want to share about Stone Crossings, here are a few things to keep in mind...

- Stone Crossings Blog Post Tool Kit has all the Stone Crossings links a happy blogger could want and more

- Stone Crossings Book Club Blog offers a place to share thoughts chapter-by-chapter or just in general

- Zimbio's Stone Crossings Book Club Wikizine is a place to republish any blog posts you may do on the book (and receive generous link love in return)

- finally, I'll put a link here if anyone does an SC post and lets me know about it

That's it. I don't prefer housekeeping, but somebody's got to pick up the broom sometime. Today, it fell to me.