Black, Brown, Goatskin, Journals and Notebooks, R- L- Allan, TanJ. MARK BERTRAND8 Comments

A Preview of the new R. L. Allan Journals

Black, Brown, Goatskin, Journals and Notebooks, R- L- Allan, TanJ. MARK BERTRAND8 Comments

The original Allan's Journal was a beauty, then there was a larger second edition, and now the latest versions are available in two sizes. The larger format comes with either a black or brown buffalo grain goatskin cover, the same as the ESV3, while the smaller format is available in black, tan, and brown highland goatskin, like the ESV1. I'm expecting some copies any day now, at which point I'll post more thoughts (and more photos), but here are some advance snaps from R. L. Allan. First the large format brown journal:

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And here's a look inside the larger format:

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Now the smaller format. First black:

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Then brown:

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And now the tan:

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And here's how the smaller ones look inside:

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For those of you who've been anxiously awaiting the journals, it looks like the wait is over. There was some speculation about whether the "Journal" imprint would be dropped from the cover, but based on the photos it seems the answer is no. I'll write more when they arrive, but for now ... enjoy.

J. Mark Bertrand is a novelist and pastor whose writing on Bible design has helped spark a publishing revolution. Mark is the author of Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World (Crossway, 2007), as well as the novels Back on Murder, Pattern of Wounds, and Nothing to Hide—described as a “series worth getting attached to” (Christianity Today) by “a major crime fiction talent” (Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Henning Mankell.

Mark has a BA in English Literature from Union University, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, and an M.Div. from Heidelberg Theological Seminary. Through his influential Bible Design Blog, Mark has championed a new generation of readable Bibles. He is a founding member of the steering committee of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, and chairs the Society’s Award Committee. His work was featured in the November 2021 issue of FaithLife’s Bible Study Magazine.

Mark also serves on the board of Worldview Academy, where he has been a member of the faculty of theology since 2003. Since 2017, he has been an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He and his wife Laurie life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.