The other day, I was checking analytics on my social media accounts and elsewhere and thinking about how to best tell potential readers about my newest book, EMERGING: Stories from the Other Side of a Cancer Diagnosis, Loss, and a Pandemic, when it hit me.
My memoir, Cancer Was Not a Gift & It Didn’t Make Me a Better Person has been out in the world and on bookshelves for eight years this week — yes, eight years!
Writing my memoir and sharing it with you has been an incredible and humbling experience. It means so much that my words have resonated with others who are drawn to a more realistic portrayal of the cancer experience.
Digging further into stats, I realized that since publishing EMERGING, sales of both my other books have ticked up. Not a lot, but a noticeable amount. (Yay, and thank you!)
I also realized that I’ve not been giving Cancer Was Not a Gift and Getting Past the Fear, the attention they need and deserve.
It’s kind of like when you have your second (or third, fourth, and beyond) baby and your time seems to be overtaken by that new tiny little person that landed in your home and heart. Your precious little bundle demands a lot of your time and energy at the start. Sometimes, it feels like all of it! Love has no limits, of course, but energy — that’s a different thing entirely.
My books are sort of like my babies too. And when a newbie comes out, that one takes up a lot of my time. I try not to neglect the others, but…it happens. (Bad book mom.)
So…
This post is to celebrate Cancer Was Not a Gift turning eight!
You’re probably thinking, this has to mean a sale.
And you’d be right! Woohoo!
Here are the details:
Until the end of the year, Cancer Was Not a Gift & It Didn’t Make Me a Better Person will be available on Amazon for just $7.99! The eBook Kindle version is only $2.99!
This is the lowest pricing that’s ever been offered (other than for a one-day Kindle promotion), and it won’t last. It can’t due to printing costs, etc.
If you’ve been meaning to read my memoir, this is the perfect time!
Books make fantastic gifts, too. Maybe someone on your list would enjoy one, or all, of my books. Or maybe you’d like to treat yourself with the gift of books.
Wait, you might be thinking, who wants to read about cancer, loss, and grief?
Who wants to read about preparing for chemotherapy?
Sure, not everyone does. But lots of folks do. (And by the way, EMERGING is about way more than cancer, loss, and a pandemic; ultimately, it’s a hopeful book.)
Pairing any of my books with a candle, pair of cozy slippers, or a thoughtfully written note from you, might be exactly what someone on your Christmas list would love.
Books also make great donations to hospital libraries, or heck, libraries in general.
So, be part of this mini celebration by taking advantage of this time-limited sale — or tell someone else about it!
Reminder: I donate 10% of book profits every year to METAvivor. Every purchase supports research specific to metastatic breast cancer.
Thank you for supporting my writing AND my advocacy efforts again in 2023!
And happy reading!
What’s your all-time favorite memoir?
Do you read cancer-related books?
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What’s at the top of your to-read list in 2024?
Click on the above image to order Cancer Was Not a Gift.
Books make the best gifts! Click on the above image to order EMERGING.
Beth Gainer
Wednesday 13th of December 2023
Hi Nancy, congratulations on your fantastic memoir's being out for eight years!! It's an enormous accomplishment. I have loved all your books, and I know there is a need for them in the universe.
I love memoir and have so many memoirs and novels I want to read. I read the first half of Barbra Streisand's nearly 1,000 page memoir and had to return it to the library but will recheck it out!
Nancy
Wednesday 20th of December 2023
Beth, Thank you so much for your ongoing support. It means so much. I plan to read Barbra Streisand's memoir when it comes out in paperback. I didn't realize it was that lengthy though!