Oasis Audio to Release Two Titles Taken from Current News Headlines Mansfield’s Faith of Barack Obama and Mackert’s Illegitimate Due in Next Few Weeks
September 11th, 2008. Filed under: Product Announcements.
Carol Stream, IL – On the heels of the party conventions and with the election promising to be one of the most interesting in recent history, Oasis Audio is gearing up to release the audio version of Stephen Mansfield’s The Faith of Barack Obama. Due in stores by September 19, the audio will release as part of Oasis’ Springwater line. The print edition released in August.
Mansfield, who also wrote the New York Times best-selling book, The Faith of George W. Bush, narrates the audio, which is intended as an objective look at Obama’s religious life and the controversies that have surrounded it. Mansfield believes that just as the archetypical American story of faith five years ago belonged to Bush, now it is Obama’s religious journey that captures many of the religious trends shaping American culture.
“With so many unique factors involved in this election, I don’t think it’s any surprise that the election is going to dominate the media in the coming weeks and be a large part of everyday conversations,” said Dan Balow, publisher of Oasis Audio. “If retailers can effectively harness some of this interest by helping readers think through the many issues and get to better know the candidates from both parties, both the book and audio should do quite well.”
In addition to the release of the Mansfield title, Oasis Audio is also planning to release Illegitimate: How a Loving God Rescued a Son of Polygamy by Brian Mackert, due in stores by October 15. Read by Jon Gauger, who recently read Chuck Colson’s Born Again, the book shares the story of Mackert’s upbringing in a polygamist cult. David C. Cook is publishing the print edition, also in October, and putting major muscle behind a national marketing and publicity campaign.
As a son in a family of one father, four wives, and 31 children, Mackert experienced firsthand the devastating realities of polygamous cults. In the book, Mackert reveals a world of loving mothers and abusive fathers, devoted children and sibling rivalry, deceptive religion and truth eventually found in Christ—outside the walls of the FLDS.
“There will be a number of books on this issue in the coming months. We decided to publish the one with a redemptive message,” said Balow.
About Oasis Audio
Celebrating 10 years of publishing, Oasis Audio is the leading and fastest-growing audiobook publisher in the Christian market. It releases more than 100 products a year from both Christian and general market trade publishers, several of which have been nominated for Audie Awards by the Audio Publishers Association. Oasis is based in the western suburbs of Chicago.
About the Audios
The Faith of Barack Obama by Stephen Mansfield
Narrated by Stephen Mansfield
Unabridged, 5 CDs, $22.99
ISBN: 978-159859-496-6
Illegitimate by Brian Mackert
Narrated by Jon Gauger
Unabridged, 7CDs, $27.99
ISBN: 978-159859-369-3
