• The novel is inspired by events from the author’s mother’s life.
• World War II novels continue to draw interest and to sell well, even as backlist, as does historical fiction in general (this year’s Pulitzer Prize in Fiction went to a WWII novel, Doerr’s All The Light You Cannot See).
• The Historical Novel Society Facebook page has more than 5,600 members.
• Unlike many other WWII novels, Tasa’s Song is set in an area of Poland that was a battleground for the Germans and Russians, so readers learn about life under the communists in WWII.
• The Jewish Book Council reaches approximately 25,000 readers across its platforms.
• The author is well connected in her community, where she serves as a board trustee of The Ohio State University, United Way of Central Ohio, Bexley Education Foundation, and KidsOhio.org. She expects her connections to yield invitations to speak at Thurber House Summer Literary Picnics, Jewish Community Center, Melton School of Jewish Studies at Ohio State, and several area libraries, book clubs, and synagogues.
