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Need to Get Book Ready for Summer?

Dear Dernier Friends, I had a lovely holiday in Dorset earlier this month – the weather was a bit iffy at times, but I got to see where A Pennyworth of Peppermints is set! Summer holidays, for me, as a

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Christian Books for Children

Dear Dernier Friends, This week is Book Week in the UK! Lots of children have gone to school dressed up in fabulous outfits, and encouraged to enjoy stories. I went into a local school to talk to the children about

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Books to Bring Light at Christmas

Dear Dernier Friends, The clocks have gone back, Hallowe’en has been and gone (phew!), and now we can look forward to Christmas. 🙂 True Light We love Christmas, don’t we, and all that it means to us. Jesus was born

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September News

Dear Dernier Friends, Boy do we have a wonderful, growing list of Christian fiction for you to give the children on your heart! What a privilege it is for us to offer these books to you, and hear your reviews,

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Latest News

Dear Dernier Friends, We’re already well into August… How did that happen? Sometimes it seems as though time really does have wings… Waiting for exam results Let’s pray for all the young people who are anxiously waiting for exam results.

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Concerning Changes in Culture

Dear Dernier Friends, We have a serious problem. Children are being caught up in a whirlwind of strange ideas. I was talking to a friend recently, who knows a child who ‘is’ a dinosaur at school. He roars instead of

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Seeking Treasure?

Dear Friends, Once again I’m writing to you from a sunny desk, on a beautiful day. I love this time of year when it’s warm, everything is green, and flowers of every size and colour are blooming for us to

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The Ups and Downs of Life

Dear Dernier Friends, Summer is coming, along with warmer weather and exams! I hope you are keeping well and enjoyed the coronation of our new King? Pity it rained! Every season has its good things and struggles, doesn’t it –

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Easter – the Greatest Gift of All

Dear Friends, Easter is a time for grateful reflection, as we consider once again the death and victorious resurrection of Jesus. As we buy chocolate and eggs for friends and family, and plan our Easter meals, our hearts turn to

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Helping You With Your Outreach

Welcome to the latest Dernier news – there’s so much to tell you! Whoever is on your mind right now (kids/teens) we hope to be able to help you reach out to them. Here we go! Nobody’s Dog Nearly there

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Kenya Book Launch Recorded!

Dear Dernier Friends, The Kenya Book Launch went very well – thank you so much to all of you who prayed. I can’t tell you how much your prayers are appreciated – without the Lord we can do nothing, and

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Books in Kenya, The Dove Stone ebook and a Treasure Chest!

Dear Friends, I do hope things are going well for you, and that you are standing firm through all the changes that are happening around us. Whatever happens in life, we have this as our firm assurance – the Lord

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All the Latest News!

Hello and welcome to the Dernier Publishing newsletter. Thanks for being here – I appreciate it so much. I don’t know about you, but a couple of years ago, when we had been in lockdown for a couple of months,

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New Year 2022

Dear Dernier Friends, I wonder what 2022 holds for us all? One thing is certain – the Lord will be with us. He will never leave us or forsake us, and for that I’m sure we are all very grateful.

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December News

Hello, and welcome to our newsletter – filled this time with all the info you need to find the perfect Christian books for the children on your heart! We’re all short of time at this time of year (24 days

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The October Dernier Newsletter

Oliver’s Secret is a wonderful story about seven-year-old Clare, who has moved from China with her family, and who is now feeling lonely in her new home. She prays for a cat, and along comes Oliver… but who does he belong to?…

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July News

I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but some bookshops have Year 0033 on special offer right now – cheaper than our own website! So if you wanted to get a few copies for your young people for summer reading, as ‘well done’ presents for exam results, for students going off to uni or just to put away for birthday gifts (I’m not going to say Christmas!)… now’s your chance…

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April News

Girl reading Revenge of the Flying Carpet

I have recently been reading the book of Proverbs, and have once again been struck by the enormous power of words, to heal or hurt; to raise up or to crush. It reminds me once again, how vital Christian books are, with their words of life, when so much around us in life hurts and crushes…

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August News

As we press on in these difficult times, are you looking for ways to reach out to your neighbours and friends? So many people are looking for the way, the truth and the life, but they don’t know where to find it. Books are a great way to share your faith with gentleness and respect – they allow the reader to make up their own mind, without you having to say anything more than, “I saw this and thought of you.” Particularly when you can’t invite them to a meeting!…

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June newsletter

We love our sparrows! They nest in the hedgerow opposite our house, and in trees in surrounding gardens. They have their enemies, though. This year we have had an influx of bold magpies, arriving in chattering groups, plunging into the trees to steal the nestlings. Horrid…

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Christian Books for Children and Teens; Write for a Reason; Competitions and Prizes; Building Faith in Families.

April was a full month! We started a new Write for a Reason course, which is always exciting. This course is for anyone who wants to write novels for children/teens from a Christian perspective. The need for good reading material for our young people is huge, so it’s wonderful to be able to train more writers in the art of story writing…

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Our Children’s Security is at Risk

In the very depths of our souls we all long to feel safe and settled. We have jobs so we can provide for our family and locks on our doors to keep out intruders. The idea of ‘living peacefully under our own fig tree…

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All the February News in One Place :-)

Yippeee and hallelujah! Our first book is being printed in Kenya through our partners in Nairobi! Thank you to Grace and the team from CLC Nairobi, who have helped us to make our dream come true. Now we no longer have to ship books to this region…

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Our ‘Pilot’ Book

Hello, Janet here with exciting news… our first book will be printed in Kenya tomorrow through our partners in CLC Nairobi! We will see this sample via Whatsapp video – amazing! As a pilot (sorry for the pun!) …

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January 2020 News

Firstly, Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed the Christmas and New Year festivities. Probably, if you’re like everyone else, there were lovely moments and more difficult times. Trials are part of life, and as Mr Bronzovi says to Luke in Nobody’s Dog (see below!) “…we’ll get through…

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Award!

We’re in the Together magazine (for everyone involved in the Christian book trade). Here’s proof we are award-winning publishers! ? Thanks to Torch Trust for the award, and for everyone who helped make this possible. We are delighted to still

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International Day of Children

Today is International Children’s Day, but some don’t have story books. We’re doing what we can, but it feels like a drop in the ocean. Every child should have books to read! Books bring life and fun – they help

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Books for Education Bridge Africa

Today we packed up a box of books for children in Kenya who don’t have story books. Thanks to all who have donated books! 50 books will soon be on their way for the #readtolead project, for children in desperately

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October News

Dernier books on sale at Manna Christian Bookshop

Now Halloween is over (phew!), the nights are drawing in, and like it or not, we can’t help but start thinking about…

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Christian Resources Together

Hello, Janet here! The last few days I have been at the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, for the annual Christian Resources retreat. As well as celebrating the 10th birthday of the first of the Beech Bank Girls books, we

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Clive is Back!

Author Clive Lewis with Rev Eunice Opok from Uganda

Clive Lewis (author of The City Kid) is back from his trip to Uganda. Thanks for your prayers! Clive says, “I returned from Uganda last week and enjoyed great fellowship with family, friends and Christian brothers and sisters.” Clive and his team took…

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All the News in One Place!

In Deuteronomy 11, the Lord, through Moses, urges the people, concerning his commandments: “Fix them in your hearts and minds.
Teach them to your children,
talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” This isn’t an “if you like” suggestion. The words are so familiar that they can wash over us. But…

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More Books To Uganda!

Author of The City Kid, Clive Lewis, is off to Uganda again soon, with a mission team. Clive’s church made an appeal for books to take to children who so badly need them, and raised the amazing total of…

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Visit to Hillsong Kids

Hello, Janet Wilson here. I visited central London yesterday – Hillsong Kids (7-11s), to give a talk about books! It was a delight to meet so many keen readers. I got to talk to some of the children individually as

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Going to Hillsong!

Hi, Janet Wilson here, founder of Dernier Publishing. On Sunday I have the privilege of speaking to the Hillsong London Kids’ 7-11s about Christian books! I have a little talk planned, and aim to encourage them to be brave, because

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Going to Hillsong Kids

Hello, thanks for dropping by! Janet here today with just a quick news update: I will be visiting Hillsong kids’ Sunday School group in May! (In London.) Lovely talking to one of the children’s workers, Gabi, yesterday. I’m looking forward

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Dernier Publishing Newsletter, January 2019

We can’t promise that any of our books will change lives. But it’s not our job to change lives – the only person who can do that is the Lord himself. Our job is to faithfully keep sharing the good news – and praying that the seeds …

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Books to Uganda

Author Clive Lewis took some Dernier books to Uganda recently (The City Kid, I Want to Be an Airline Pilot, Living in Hope and Under the Tamarind Tree). Clive gave the books to Dickens Zziwa, National Director of Scripture Union.

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Dyslexia friendly books

A New Me is dyslexia friendly – see how easy it is to read? We would like to update all our books, eventually, to this style, to make them as accessible as we can to as many readers as possible.

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First Photos from the Book Launch!

Book launch of Christian book for young people

So, here are the first photos from the book launch! Thanks to everyone who helped make the event a great success! Please pray for all the children who will read this book. Thank you!

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Kindle ebooks

All Dernier Publishing Christian books for young people

All our books (except for the brand new one, A New Me) are available as ebooks on Amazon’s kindle store. So now you can read any book you like anywhere you like in the world. 🙂 Why not read the

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Cat Standing in Your Way?

Hello, and welcome to the latest Dernier Publishing newsletter! Bold and Courageous What type of videos do you enjoy watching on YouTube? Surfing dogs, other people’s disasters, how-to videos, Tim Vine clips? (Or maybe you have better things to do!

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Launch of the Flying Carpet, Reviews and More!

Celebrating the launch of Revenge of the Flying Carpet

Welcome to the Dernier Publishing Newsletter, November 2017 Launch of the Flying Carpet! We had a great time at the launch of Revenge of the Flying Carpet. Thanks to all who came, young and old! It was great to celebrate

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Prison, Palace, Parties, Pebbles and Revenge!

Revenge of the Flying Carpet front cover

Dernier Publishing Newsletter October 2017 Once again we have reached autumn and harvest time – how time flies, along with the swallows! Hope you have had a good summer. Last weekend I went to stay with my brother, who moved

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Christian Resources Together

We had a great time at the Christian Resources Together event at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, last week. This event is so everyone in the Christian book/card/gift trade can meet together. Suppliers have exhibition stands, retailers from Christian bookshops

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Newsletter: September 2017

Dear Friends and Supporters, Thank you for reading this! And thank you so much for all your prayers for Dernier – please be assured they are making a massive difference. We are finding more and more outlets to get the

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Ooops. July’s Newsletter

Oh dear, I forgot to post July’s newsletter, after sending it to subscribers. Sorry! 🙁 Some of it is still relevant, at least, so do have a read! Getting Books Out of Boxes A couple of weeks ago I did

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