I posted the book jacket of A REMARKABLE KINDNESS on my FB page but now present it here. Can you tell a book by its cover? Doesn’t this cover make you want to dive right in?
The work of this designer at HarperCollins has exceeded my wildest expectations. I fell in love with it right away, including the font and white lettering.
And, I am also posting the 90-second trailer for the novel. Like a movie trailer, it’s supposed to spike your curiosity, explain a bit about the novel, and convince you to go right to amazon and pre-order the book. Watch the trailer here:
I know it’s wee bit early to start promoting the book but it’s like a pregnancy, nine months away, and I figure I can make a few announcements. Since self-publishing The Mom Who Took Off On Her Motorcycle, I’ve learned nobody else ain’t gonna do nuthin’ fer ya. (Does a triple negative make it only a negative?) So I’m trying to get the word out.
A Remarkable Kindness. It’s not just a novel about four American women who are members of a burial circle in a small beach village in northern Israel. It’s the idea of doing a remarkable act of kindness for someone else. Pass it on.
Diana Rachel Bletter's latest book is The Loving Yourself Book for Women: A Practical Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Heal Your Inner Child, and Celebrate the Woman You Are, an Amazon top-seller in several categories. A Loving Yourself Book for Tweens is forthcoming.
Diana and her husband have six children and an unofficially-adopted daughter from Ethiopia.
Her other books include The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (with photographs by Lori Grinker), shortlisted for a National Jewish Book Award. Her novel, A Remarkable Kindness, (HarperCollins) was published in 2015. She is the First Prize Winner of Moment Magazine's 2019 Fiction Contest. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, tabletmag, Glamour, The Forward, The North American Review, Times of Israel, and is a reporter for Israel21C, and many other publications. She is a member of the local hevra kadisha, the burial circle, and a Muslim-Jewish-Christian-Druze women's group in the nearby town of Akko. Oh, yes, she likes learning languages (up to 7), snowboarding and climbing trees.
Yes! I want to dive in!
Yes! I preordered it when you first posted the cover!
No! I didn’t see where I could watch a 90 second trailer (am I being too literal??
Yes! We’re happy for you and wish you tons of success with it!
Hi Michael, Thank you for ordering. The photo is not from Shavei Zion though the water is sometimes the same color. I am not sure who the photographer is — I will find out and get back to you!
Diana, the trailer is remarkable. It’s genuine, touching, and compelling…and of course I’m going to preorder A REMARKABLE KINDNESS. Blending the fiction with your own life–and doing it so poignantly and succinctly–is the best promotion of any book I’ve ever seen.
The cover is wonderful.
1. Who you are is life’s gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift back to life.
2. To be more you, be less you. Do the opposite of what you're used to doing.
3. Your personal record is against yourself and nobody else.
4. Fear is Forgetting Everything’s All Right
5. Put gratitude in your attitude.
6. Live in day-tight compartments.
7. When agitated, pause and breathe deep.
8. Remember the problem in front of you is never as large as the power behind you.
9. Take care of your mind, heart, body and soul each day.
10. You only get to live once and if you do it right, that’s enough.
Diana Rachel Bletter's latest book is The Loving Yourself Book for Women: A Practical Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Heal Your Inner Child, and Celebrate the Woman You Are, an Amazon top-seller in several categories. A Loving Yourself Book for Tweens is forthcoming.
Diana and her husband have six children and an unofficially-adopted daughter from Ethiopia.
Her other books include The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (with photographs by Lori Grinker), shortlisted for a National Jewish Book Award. Her novel, A Remarkable Kindness, (HarperCollins) was published in 2015. She is the First Prize Winner of Moment Magazine's 2019 Fiction Contest. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, tabletmag, Glamour, The Forward, The North American Review, Times of Israel, and is a reporter for Israel21C, and many other publications. She is a member of the local hevra kadisha, the burial circle, and a Muslim-Jewish-Christian-Druze women's group in the nearby town of Akko. Oh, yes, she likes learning languages (up to 7), snowboarding and climbing trees.
Yes! I want to dive in!
Yes! I preordered it when you first posted the cover!
No! I didn’t see where I could watch a 90 second trailer (am I being too literal??
Yes! We’re happy for you and wish you tons of success with it!
I got to see the trailer. Beautifully visualized and spoken.
Thank you, Rhonda!
Hey, Diana,
My book’s on order from Amazon, and I wondered whether the cover photo is of שָׁבֵי צִיּוֹן.
Do you know anything about the photograph or photographer?
Michael.
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Hi Michael, Thank you for ordering. The photo is not from Shavei Zion though the water is sometimes the same color. I am not sure who the photographer is — I will find out and get back to you!
Truly a remarkable trailer. Amazing. Beautiful.
Thanks, Julia!
The cover is beautiful and your trailer is so moving. I’ve pre-ordered. Can not wait to read it!!!
You pre-ordered?!? Thank you, Pam! Glad that you, an artist, like the cover!
Diana, the trailer is remarkable. It’s genuine, touching, and compelling…and of course I’m going to preorder A REMARKABLE KINDNESS. Blending the fiction with your own life–and doing it so poignantly and succinctly–is the best promotion of any book I’ve ever seen.
The cover is wonderful.
Thank you, Marylin. You’ve always been so encouraging and I appreciate it.
LOVE IT!!! MOLTO MAZEL.
Molto thank you to Jessica.
Hi Diana,
The cover and the video are super. Congratulations! 🙂