“The Love Dare” in film Fireproof Goes to #1 on New York Times’ Paperback Advice Bestsellers List

Samuel Goldwyn’s FIREPROOF Continues To Soar, In The Box Office Top 10 For Third Straight Week

NASHVILLE, TN - The Love Dare (www.lovedarebook.com), a plot device in the box office hit FIREPROOF (fireproofthemovie.com) until early audiences repeatedly requested copies for themselves, just hit #1 on the New York Times Paperback Advice Bestsellers. Written by Stephen and Alex Kendrick (the writers/director of FIREPROOF, respectively), The Love Dare is #4 on Amazon.com and, currently in its seventh printing. When Stephen and Alex Kendrick wrote the script for FIREPROOF, they knew that eventually they would expand the six days of The Love Dare seen in the film into a full book covering all 40 days. They envisioned a leather bound edition that would be handed down from couple to couple. After engaging B&H Publishing Group, they set a January 2009 release date.

As soon as Provident Films – responsible for the faith based grassroots and marketing of FIREPROOF - began screening the film in March, the audience wanted the book as soon as they saw the film. They wanted to carry the inspiration of the film home from the theater. The team continued to press for a release tied to the film’s opening. The Kendrick brothers were consumed with post-production of the film and it didn't seem likely they could complete the manuscript in time.

After 7000 pastors stood up at the Southern Baptist Convention and said we need this book now, the book was fast tracked into a trade edition that would be ready for the film's release. After shutting out the world for several weeks to complete the manuscript and relying on their wives for feedback, the filmmakers-turned- authors squeaked under the deadline. The original leather bound vision will become a reality when a Legacy Edition of The Love Dare is released in January 2009.

In the meantime, the trade edition is on its seventh printing and #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES paperback advice list.

“To see FIREPROOF is to want the book, The Love Dare,” said John Thompson, marketing vice president for B&H Publishing Group. “At the same time, for readers, this powerful little book stands alone in opening new understanding—and new relationships.”