Pre-ordering is available through the The Brick Testament Shoppe, where you can even get your copy signed by the author. Visit the new website TheBrickBibleForKids.com to see sample images from the book.
On Sunday, March 18, there will be an amazing Public LEGO Exhibition in the San Franciso Bay Area called Bricks By the Bay. I will be there in person, signing copies of the new book The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament. I'll also have lovely Brick Testament posters and the new greeting cards available, and I just may drop some exciting news about the next book in the Brick Bible series!
So if you're anywhere near the SF Bay Area, come on by and see heaps of jaw-dropping fan-built LEGO creations, and stop by The Brick Testament table so you can take home heaps of Brick Testament merchandise! Everybody wins!
Behold! It's the official 1-minute book trailer for The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament:
If that didn't convince you to rush out and buy several copies of this book to give to friends and loved ones this holiday season, you may in fact be Scroogey McGrinch.
With all these amazing items (and posters too), The Brick Testament Shoppe is truly your one-stop destination for all your holiday gift giving needs. Seriously. Do not shop anywhere else.
Just a note to wish everyone out there a very happy Thanksgiving. I am feeling especially thankful to all the friends of The Brick Testament old and new who took the time to speak up on behalf of The Brick Bible on the Sam's Club Facebook page over the past few days. The outpouring of support was amazing.
The story has now been picked up by CNET and Slashdot. With further attention drawn to it, maybe the folks at Sam's Club will see that they have concerned and disappointed more people by banning The Brick Bible from their store than they ever did by carrying it.
My sincere thanks again for standing by The Brick Testament, and best wishes for your holiday weekend. Now go eat some turkey.
I have just been informed that Sam’s Club is pulling The Brick Bible from the shelves of all of their retail locations nationwide due to the complaints of a handful of people that it is vulgar and violent. This despite the book containing only straightforward illustrations of Bible stories using direct quotes from scripture.
The Brick Testament has won tens of thousands of fans across a wide spectrum of beliefs who appreciate it as a fun, engaging way to get a better knowledge of the Bible’s contents. I know that The Brick Bible book will not be right for everyone, but it saddens me to think that a ban at Sam’s Club will prevent thousands of people from coming across The Brick Bible and being allowed to make up their own minds about it.
If you disagree with the decision by Sam’s Club to ban the book, let Sam’s Club know your thoughts on the wall of their Facebook page here.
(Let’s try to keep the dialogue civil, polite, and reasoned.)
The Brick Bible remains available at many other major retailers like Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, and at many independent bookstores as well. Thanks to everyone for your continued support.
Reviews of the book on Amazon.com are tending toward the extremes, with some praising it as "an amazing triumph", "artistically engaging", and "gutsy, fun, and entertaining", while others decry it as "wrong", "not appropriate for anyone", and urge "please do not buy this book". Who is right, who is wrong? As Patrick Swayze famously said in the movie Road House: "opinions vary".
Those of you savvy enough to pre-order the new Brick Testament book were treated to a pleasant surprise this weekend when Amazon.com sent out a notice that they received stock of The Brick Bible two weeks earlier than anticipated, and they have started shipping orders today!
If you haven't ordered your copies yet, the time to act is now! Amazon is currently offering it at $12.87, a full 35% off the list price, which is crazy ridiculous! With savings like that, why just buy one copy when you could buy five or seven and give copies to your family and friends?
Let people know what you think of the book when it arrives! Reviews on Amazon are always appreciated. If you don't have time for a review, just visit the book's Amazon page and hit the "Like" button. Every time it's clicked, an angel gets its wings!
The new Brick Testament book, which will hit store shelves in mere weeks, has earned a rare "starred review" in the latest edition of the influential trade magazine Publisher's Weekly. Calling it a "curiously powerful graphic novel" and "an eye-opener", the review praises the book for its "world-weary humor" and yet also for playing it straight when retelling the ancient stories from the Good Book. Read the review on PublishersWeekly.com, or view a scan of the print edition on The Brick Testament's Press page.
In other book news, I have been informed that The Brick Bible will be sold at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and also at Sam's Club! Of course, you don't have to wait to find it there or at your favorite local bookstores. You can pre-order your copies from Amazon.com right now!
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