Today I am the author of a published book. That I can now say that is a remarkable thing to me, and a gift.

In other respects, of course, today is a routine day for me, and a fairly busy one at that. And so I don’t have much more to say at the moment except to express my thanks to those who helped this day come about, the readers of this newsletter not least among them.

Due to a printing delay, I don’t actually have my copies in hand yet—maybe I will by the end of the day—so if you have preordered and get your copy…send me a picture?

Here’s what two kind readers have said about the book:

“Matt Miller invites readers to a marvelous hypaethral Sunday school, one
that ponders the mysteries of creation and Creator while tasting the tang of
an heirloom tomato. This is no curated, Instagrammable experience, however:
calloused hands shaped each sentence, and dirt clings to these words. Yet if
Matt is well acquainted with sweat and grief, he has also learned that hope
may be found around any corner of the garden. Join him for this series of
meditations that will feed you body and soul.”

—Jeffrey Bilbro, Associate Professor of English at Grove City College
and Editor at Front Porch Republic

“This book took me back to church by way of the garden; an exultant, intellectual
yet practical collection on finding joy in annual cycles. Miller’s sense of
the sacred, married with his sense of place, enriches my own understanding
of a landscape I’ve gardened, studied, and loved my whole life. A must-read
for everyone who sees depleted landscapes—spiritual and ecological—and
asks, ‘what good can I do here?’”

—Tina Casagrand Foss, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The New Territory

Front Porch Republic has also kindly published an excerpt from the book.

You can order a copy directly from Belle Point Press or from Bookshop.org. Thanks, as ever, for reading.