Afton Press announces a major new book for 2021
Afton Press is seeking grants and donations for Out of Dust, a true story of devastating hardship and extraordinary friendship.
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Two Boys. Two Worlds. One God.
Book description
This is the extraordinary true story of two men from vastly different worlds. Daniel was born in a dusty, remote village in Ethiopia. Mike comes from a family of farmers in Minnesota. While one struggles to get an education, the other goes through a classic all-American childhood. Their worlds seem to have no common ground.
Daniel’s faith is reinforced by a mystical vision that helps him survive the brutal communist Derg revolution. He is sentenced to death eleven times for his faith but finally escapes to complete his education in the U.S. and become a pastor. His story is one of struggles, victory against adversities, and hope.
Halfway around the world in Minnesota, Mike finally escapes the dusty farm life to launch his own business. But the fast lane to success has tragic detours—alcohol and drugs. Addiction leads to divorce, heartbreaks and long weeks in rehab. Ironically, worldly success is also the reason for his fall from grace. In one devastating week, he loses his family and his house.
When Daniel and Mike fatefully meet in Seattle, they see in each other what is missing in their own lives. Together, they can help promote a positive message of peace and hope even in the darkest of times.
How grants and donations will be used
All grants and donations for Out of Dust, will be used expressly for the development, publication, marketing and funding of the book. Costs for this project include research and writing fees; line editing and copyediting; cover and interior design; printing of hardcover, paperback and/or ebook versions; book marketing and distribution expenses; fundraising costs and project management.
The specific book versions published and the number of books printed and distributed will depend on the level of funding. In the past, no book for which Afton Press has solicited grants and donations has gone unpublished.
Donations may be made by clicking the DONATE button below, or by sending a check earmarked "Out of Dust Donation" to Afton Press, 6800 France Avenue South, Suite 370, Edina, MN 55435.
Project participants
Afton Press (aftonpress.com).
Afton Press is a not-for-profit publisher of exceptional books that reach high standards of scholarship, literary value, design, and production; books that help to strengthen and build communities; books that inspire readers of all ages to seek out new horizons and honor and serve one another.
Founded in 1993, Afton Press published its first book THE SHAPE OF THINGS: The Art of Francis Lee Jaques in 1994. THE SHAPE OF THINGS won two major 1995 book awards: a coveted Minnesota Book Award and the prestigious Minnesota Independent Publishers Award.
Afton Press now has scores of important (and beautiful) titles in print and countless publishing awards to its credit. Our partners for book, exhibition, and public television documentary projects have included the Minneapolis Institute of Art; the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian; PBS Channel Eight (WDSE) in Duluth, Minnesota; PBS; St. John’s University at Collegeville, Minnesota; the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community; the Tweed Museum at the University of Minnesota Duluth; Twin Cities Public Television (TPT); the Weisman Museum of Art; CLUES (Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio); the Duluth Seaway Port Authority; and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
Gary Lindberg, Author
As a screenwriter and motion picture producer/director, Gary Lindberg has won over 100 major national and international awards including two Grand Awards at the New York International Film Festival. He has written and directed many programs for various cable TV channels and is the co-writer and producer of the Paramount Pictures feature film That Was Then, This Is Now starring Morgan Freeman and Emilio Estevez.
As an author, editor and publisher he has written four consecutive Amazon #1 bestselling novels and the biographical nonfiction work Letters from Elvis, has edited over twenty books and has published or co-published over a hundred titles.