EDB Newsletter

Eighth Day Books on the Road 2007

2006-12-29T08:20:01Z

Our travel plans for the Winter and Spring are shaping up, and we hope if you’re in one of these areas and/or find these conferences of interest you’ll consider joining us at any one of these fine events.

--Faith of Our Fathers: A Colloquium on Orthodoxy for Anglicans. Detroit, January 29-30.

--“Redemptive Culture: Creating The World that Ought to Be": New York City, February 22-24.

--The Inklings and The Spiritual Journey: Abilene, March 22-24.

Catalog 18 Preview

2006-09-05T11:10:00Z

It’s catalog season! As we continue to assemble the Eighth Day Books Catalog 18, we thought we’d offer something of a teaser—an appetizer you might say—for the feast come November.

To access our freshest crop of titles, simply click HERE, or when you’re on the Eighth Day Books website, click on “new and newly discovered” under “online store links.” You’ll get a good taste of what we have in store (quite literally).

Staff Picks

2006-09-05T11:09:00Z

Even we have our favorites. Click on "Read More" to find a shortlist pulled from our newest selections (simply click on the title to link directly to the book on our website).

Given: Poems
The Way of Ignorance and Other Essays
Wendell Berry
New poems and essays by the inimitable Berry.

The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
Alan Jacobs
A new biography on the imaginative life of C.S. Lewis.

Heaven In Ordinarie: Prayer as Transcendence
Noel Dermot O’Donoghue
A philosophical and poetic discussion on the calling of prayer.

The Meaning of History
Nikolai Berdyaev
A hard-to-find work by the Christian existentialist philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev (contemporary of Dostoevsky and Bulgakov).

Poetry Speaks to Children
edited by Elise Paschen; translated by Judy Love, Wendy Rasmussen, and Paul Zinngrabe Wendland
An audio and written collection of poetry for children.

Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages
Jaroslav Pelikan
The last book published by one of the most beloved theologians and patristic scholars of the past century.

Words to Live By: Journeys in Ancient and Modern Egyptian Monasticism
Tim Vivian
A collection of personal essays and previously untranslated Coptic texts.

On Foot: A History of Walking
Joseph A. Amato
A delightful history of why man walks and how he might walk better.

Graduated Scale SALE: September 5-10

2006-09-05T11:08:01Z

As an incentive to check out some of our newest titles, we’re offering a price break September 5-10. The more books you buy, the bigger the savings. Sound complicated? It’s not:

Buy 1-2 books, save 10%.

Buy 3-4 books, save 15%.

Buy 5 or more, save 20%.

This sale applies to EVERY BOOK ON OUR WEBSITE, not just the new titles. As is our custom, orders over $100 are shipped FREE, so explore our virtual nooks and crannies. Though you won’t see your discount reflected in your order, it will be applied when the order is processed.

New Press Titles Released

2006-09-05T11:07:00Z

It's been a long time in the making, but Eighth Day Press is pleased to announce that Clinging by Emilie Griffin and World of Silence by Max Picard are now available. For a limited time we're offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders of three or more books that include one of our press titles.

Run Clean Out

2006-09-05T11:06:00Z

Alas, we’ve run clean out of Catalog 17. If you’ve recently requested a catalog, our deepest apologies. We’ll be sending out Catalog 18 mid-November.

In the interim, we’ve created a searchable pdf file of Catalog 17 you can download HERE, or just click on “VIEW CATALOG” in the upper left corner of the Eighth Day Books homepage. You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, but there’s a link to that, too.

EDB on the Road: Fall/Winter Schedule

2006-09-05T11:05:00Z

It's been a busy summer for the traveling Eighth Day Books store, and the pace doesn't seem to be letting up any time soon. If you're looking for a seminar, workshop or retreat to attend (and a chance to peruse our books in the flesh), we recommend looking into these events (click on "Read More"):

* September 21-24: Ad Lib Retreat, Allenspark, CO

* November 9-11: Baylor Institute for Faith & Learning: The World and the Christian Imagination, Waco TX

* December 7-9: AEF (Ancient Evangelical Future) Call Conference, Lombard, IL

* February 22-24: IAM (International Arts Movement) Conference, New York City, NY

18th Anniversary Open House, October 6-8

2006-09-05T11:03:00Z

Yep. It's been eighteen years, and we'd like to formally invite you to our annual Anniversary Open House, October 6-8. We have patrons planning on making the pilgrimage from the far lands of Memphis, TN, and Denver, CO--so check your calendar and try to join us. There will be food, drink, music, and special savings throughout the store.

Open House Special Guest

2006-09-05T11:01:00Z

As many of you know, we don't usually extend our Open House party through Sunday, but this year we have the pleasure of welcoming writer Frederica Mathewes-Green to town. She'll be at the store Sunday, October 8th, and we'll be open that day from 2-9 p.m.

Frederica writes and speaks on a wide range of topics including Eastern Orthodoxy, movies, marriage, family, and culture. Click on "Read More" below to find a complete listing of her books. Click on the titles to link directly to the Eighth Day Books website.

At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy

Facing East: A Pilgrim’s Journey Into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy

First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew

Gender: Men, Women, Sex, Feminism

The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation

The Open Door: Entering the Sanctuary of Icons and Prayer

Real Choices

St. John of Damascus Institute

2006-09-05T11:00:01Z

Brainchild of mainstay Eighth Day Books employee Erin Doom, the St. John of Damascus Institute aims to renew culture through faith and learning guided by the dictum of John Damascus himself: "Let us seek, let us search, let us examine, let us inquire."

Headquartered next door to Eighth Day Books, they invite you to a series of lectures, films, classes, and daily prayer. Hear contemporary historians and theologians discuss their newest publications, watch literature on the silver screen, study the Bible and apostolic fathers, learn Latin, or pray the monastic hours on a daily basis.

Interested? Click HERE to get details or call (316) 573-8413.

EDB on the Road ‘06

2006-06-12T22:10:00Z

We have a busy summer ahead, and just wanted let everyone know where they can find an EDB booktable. If you’re looking for a seminar, workshop or retreat to attend this summer or early fall, we recommend looking into these events.

--June 15-18 Trinity Arts Festival, University of Dallas
--June 15-17 Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America Parish Life Conference, El Paso, TX
--July 20-22 Scholars Coming to Faith / International Institute for Christian Studies, Kansas City, KS
--July 30-August 6 Glen Workshop sponsored by Image Journal, Santa Fe, NM
--September 21-24 Ad Lib Arts Retreat, Allenspark, CO
--November 9-11 Baylor Institute for Faith & Learning: The World and the Christian Imagination, Waco TX

Memorial Day Sale

2006-05-25T21:40:00Z

To celebrate Memorial Day and help you get your summer reading jumpstarted, we're offering a little sale: get 10% off your entire order plus free standard shipping until the end of May.

Just enter this coupon code during the checkout process: memday06. We'll remove the shipping charges before processing your order.

In addition, we've put the entire collection of books by three of our favorite authors on sale:

Marilynne Robinson

Scott Cairns

Wendell Berry

These are can't-miss writers. If you don't know their work--or wish to know it better--treat yourself this season to their poetry, their essays, or a novel (or two!) and we promise you a provocative experience and some books you'll want to return to again and again.

Online Summer Reading Group

2006-05-25T21:38:00Z

Because we’re the adventurous types and always wishing to talk about books with smart people, we thought we’d try something new: an online book discussion group. We think we’ll always have a bias to the flesh and the face, but since it’s not likely most of you will be moving to Wichita anytime soon we’re willing to take what we can of you! Our first book will be Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead (hardcover/paperback), her worth-the-20-year-wait follow-up to Housekeeping. It’s one of our favorites and one of our bestsellers, so we feel pretty confident choosing this one for our little experiment in cyber-dialogue. The conversation will start on June 26th in the Forums, so pick up your copy of the book now and join us for a lively discussion. Order it during the Memorial Day sale and save an extra 5%!

New BookBlog

2006-05-25T21:37:00Z

Keep an eye open for periodic posts from EDB staff in our new Bookblog. We’ll be posting stuff--links, thoughts, book suggestions, whatever--that we think might interest you, and of course open everything up for discussion.

EDB at Flickr: Our New Photo album

2006-05-25T21:36:00Z

We’ve started a new photo gallery at Flickr.com, and set up 3 photosets: one for employees past and present; one for all of you, our friends; and one to document our travels and booktables.

If you have a Flickr account too, be sure to send us a notice so we can connect through the “contacts” page.