$2 Holler!

The best price I've EVER seen for Start with Hello (physical book!)

Hello! I’m reporting to you from under the Heat Dome, where if you’re not just a little bit cranky, I’m suspicious of you. ;)

I’ll keep this brief…

Start with Hello is currently just $1.99

…for a PHYSICAL BOOK!

I’ve never seen this before and it’s impossible to know if we’ll see it again. These things cannot be reasoned with! Is it a DOGE error? Is it the aforementioned Heat Dome? Who can say? We’re not here to ask questions, pals. We’re here to buy some books.

Here are some of the kind things people have said about SwH:

• “Start with Hello is a required read for anyone who cares about community. Martin delivers an easy read with delightful wit...” - Josè Chiquito Galvàn, my actual neighbor

• “I am not exaggerating when I say this book changed my life.” - reader

• “Ya’ll, this is the book we’ve been waiting for.” - Kendra Adachi (The Lazy Genius)

• “I don’t know how she does it, but we’re three books in with Shannan Martin, and she continues to walk some magic tightrope between challenge and humor that leaves you feeling like anything in the world is possible.” - reader

• “Start with Hello is lovely, warm, honest. It brims with possibility.” - Jen Hatmaker

This is the most practical book I’ve ever written (and the only one that isn’t specifically faith-based.) I know we are all so exhausted and diving into something like this can seem intense. What if I told you this is actually a perfect summertime read?

My hope is not that you’ll think of Start with Hello like an monster checklist, but that you’ll be welcomed into hope through humor and honesty.

(And maybe along the way, you’ll find one little baby step, and take it.)

This is an excellent option for a book club or discussion group. As a reminder, I have both general and faith-based discussion guides (and a pickle recipe, haha) available for free on my site. Click here.

Grab copies for yourself, for a friend, for a Free Little Library near you, for the family member you’re desperately trying to connect with…endless opportunities.

Thank you for supporting my work in so many meaningful ways.

If you’ve already read Start with Hello, share your thoughts in the comments!

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PS - Paid Subscribers are still Fat Tomato Summering! Join us this Friday, where treats and surprises and nonsense abound. (I won’t be sending out a preview this week, so this is your chance!)

Stay Cool!

Shannan