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Sales Handle • With the phenomenal sales (over 250,000 copies sold) of The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, clearly readers are interested in historical fiction with biblical themes.
• In the United States there are approximately 330,000 churches (per National Congregations Study) and almost 3,000 synagogues (American Jewish Committee). Most of these institutions have educators in search of new teaching ideas and women’s organizations seeking new topics and speakers for their events. Once brought to their attention, Judith: Wise Woman of Bethulia can be a useful resource for discussions about the Bible. • The author has designed a far-reaching and creative marketing campaign. • Judith: Wise Woman of Bethulia tells the story of a brave young woman in ancient Israel gaining the wisdom to make life and death decisions. Her odyssey can serve as a model of our own journey toward making better choices — It’s enlightenment through entertainment! • The book includes a glossary, a map and a chronology line for the benefit of the reader. • The media would be interested in interviewing Robin Cohn because she is passionate about her story and the women of the Bible making for an energetic discussion. Due to her extensive research she can bring to attention to new and interesting material about the book everyone thought they knew, the Bible. • Religious book fairs and newspapers are happy to promote books with biblical characters and topics. Some examples: Catholic School Book Fair, Christian Book Expo, and over a 1,000 Jewish book fairs across the US. Jewish book fairs generate approximately 3 million in sales each year (according to the Jewish Book Council). • No one has ever written a historical novel based on the story of the Book of Judith. This classic tale of seduction, revenge and piety has not been treated in novel form though it has enjoyed considerable popularity in opera, poetry, fine art, dance, theater and movies. • Out of the revival of women’s voices in history comes a long list of best-selling historical novels. Women buy 78% of books and they are playing catch up on the history of women.
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