Author Blog
London Book Fair 2016
Come and meet the Sacristy Press team at the London Book Fair!
12–14 April 2016 at Olympia, London.
You can find us on stand 6E70, which we shar...
Stations of the Cross – a new perspective
Impassive,
I stand in the turmoil, my load laid down
to watch the best and worst of humankind
thronging the narrow street
Ahead of a busy...
Black Friday to Good Friday
Michael Sadgrove, in this guest blog, reflects on the annual pre-Christmas sport that is Black Friday
Image: Eric Pouhier (CC BY-SA)
In Ameri...
PRESS RELEASE: Black Friday to Good Friday
The former Dean of Durham, Michael Sadgrove, who recently released an edited collection of sermons from his time at Durham Cathedral (with a forewo...
Listen to Richard Noble on Phoenix FM
Author of The Writing on the Wall Richard Noble discusses well-known phrases from the King James Bible with Phoenix FM.
Listen to Friday Night Ext...
Exclusive Interview with the Dean of Durham
Ahead of his retirement as Dean of Durham and the launch of his new book, we asked Michael Sadgrove about his time at Durham Cathedral, the role pr...
Dean of Durham marks his retirement with new book
PRESS RELEASE: Durham-based publisher Sacristy Press will publish a book featuring sermons delivered by the retiring Anglican Dean of Durham during...
Author Events at Durham Book Festival
Sacristy Press and Durham Cathedral are hosting two “fringe” events as part of the 2015 Durham Book Festival.
Come and quiz our authors and listen...
The surprising story behind the new James Bond song title
Today it was announced that Sam Smith’s song for the new James Bond film, SPECTRE, will be called “Writing’s On The Wall”. But did you know that th...
Invitation: Michael Sadgrove Book Launch
Michael Sadgrove, Dean of Durham, invites you to join him for the launch of his latest book, Christ in a Choppie Box, at Durham Cathedral.
Tuesday...
Dean of Durham's sermons published to mark his retirement
To mark Michael Sadgrove’s retirement as Dean of Durham later this year, Sacristy Press is publishing an edited collection of his sermons from his ...
Five-star for “Gospel for the Outsider” in Preach magazine
The next edition of Preach magazine (Autumn 2015) gives Patrick Whitworth’s Gospel for the Outsider a top mark of five stars, calling it “an asset ...
Don't let your summer be a washout! Cheer your spirits with our fabulous fiction!
In true British fashion, the summer has turned against us and the heavens opened. But don't let your spirits be dampened - we have cut the price of...
A Christian Response to the Greek Crisis
Andrew Lightbown, editor of Theonomics: Reconnecting Economics with Virtue and Economics, spoke to Trans World Radio about the evolving economic cr...
Queen Visits Belsen Concentration Camp
Today the Queen is visiting the only concentration camp to be liberated by the British, as part of a three-day state visit to Germany.
A new book ...
Building Blocks for Bede
Pupils from St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School in Sacriston are commemorating the festival of the Venerable Bede in an unusual...
Three Wise Men – An Introduction to the Cappadocian Fathers
A fascinating talk was given to a packed church by author Patrick Whitworth at the launch of his latest book, Three Wise Men from the East: The Cap...
Stuart Fisher's stunning Durham watercolours - coming soon in a beautiful hardback volume
Sacristy Press is delighted to announce that it has signed Durham artist Stuart Fisher to produce a hardback volume of his stunning watercolours an...
A Theonomic Election
GUEST BLOG: Andrew Lightbown, editor of Theonomics and a curate in the Church of England, who formerly worked in the world of investment management...
Book commemorates regiment’s role in concentration camp liberation
PRESS RELEASE: Durham-based Sacristy Press is publishing a book to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Belsen concentration c...