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TOGETHER MAY – JUNE 2022
New beginnings for a well-established company
TRADE NEWS Returning to their roots in the very building in From the surroundings of the peaceful Suffolk

countryside, the team work in a completely
which the company was formed, the Kevin Mayhew
new way, with everyone pitching in and get-
Publishers staff came together to refurbish their
original home and move back to Fengate Farm.
previously. A much more practical revolving
Following the sale of their Buxhall premises, and ting involved in areas they never would have
system and customer service response time
the move over to external distribution alongside the of within twenty-four hours - something
streamlining of systems, processes (and the team that has never previously been achieved - is
itself) during lockdown, the emerging company is backed-up by the brilliant Lion Sales Services
almost like a start-up with the benefit of best-sell- for trade customer queries and sales.
ing lines and years of product knowledge. With For more information contact
Barbara Mayhew, and the return of Kevin Duncan sales@kevinmayhew.com
and Abbie Goldberg, the team running things have
created a hard-working, efficient, but fun and Abbie Goldberg, Senior Manager,
enjoyable place to work. Kevin Mayhew Publishers

Word for Word Bible Comic – The Unicorn Tree

misprints redeemed with Kintsugi Bookshop re-opens

in Lincoln

For sixteen years Unicorn Tree Books has
been in Lincoln Central Market keeping a
Christian bookshop in the city, but it looked
like that was about to end due to the market
closing. God had other plans, sometimes we
first have to let go completely to let God pick
it up, and on the day I’d decided I could walk
away acknowledging the time and season,
the vicar in charge of St Benedict’s came in
after a meeting at the diocesan offices and
Recently Word for Word Bible Comic had a print Kintsugi (‘golden joinery’): The Japanese art asked could I draft a letter outlining plans for
run of 5,000 books arrive with a major misprint, of repairing broken pottery with gold. As a the building ...
but instead of being rejected, these books were philosophy, it treats breakage as part of the Long story short - after some hard grace-
destined to be redeemed! object’s journey, and that, once repaired, it is filled work, and many packing boxes later,
stronger at the broken places.
Since September the Word for Word Bible we are moving into St Benedict’s Church,
Comic has been expanding into the USA with Now, these pivotal words have been restored. St Benedict’s Square, Lincoln. A soft open
new versions of the comic utilising the NIV Not with just a plain sticker, but with a beautiful at the end of March saw us starting to build
with Spanish co-editions. During the printing of holographic bringing extra attention to the verse the plans for the ministry dreamed of and
our first co-edition, The Book of Jonah (ISBN just like golden joinery. envisaged for the bookshop in St Benedict’s
9781914299025), a verse in the copy failed to It has been a lot of work, applying 5,000 stickers and the fresh expression community hub
appear. (Jonah 3:10) with it.
by hand, but now these books are unique rather
We strongly felt it would be wrong to destroy than flawed, giving these first editions something Melanie Carroll can be contacted at
these misprints, as per industry standard, due to special as well as redemption. Unicorn Tree Books, The Bookshop in St
the waste and environmental impact of printing Alex Morgan, Word for Word Bible Comic Benedict’s Church, St Benedict’s Square,
a second run. So, after praying about it we felt Lincoln, LN5 7AR.
inspired to redeem them with Kintsugi.
Email: unicorntreebooks@aol.com
Twiiter: @unicorntreebks
Facebook: /UnicornTreeBooks
Alive by Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer uk.bookshop.org/shop/UnicornTree

Apologies that the incorrect bibliography details were given for the
book review of Alive by Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer in the March issue of
Together (page 30).
The correct information is –
ISBN 9781642892406/Ligonier Ministries/
Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer/£11.50 Setting up the Unicorn Bookshop
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