{"id":283830,"date":"2025-06-09T15:06:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/or-how-sarah-gives-thanks-finally-got-into-paperback-hey-look-a-writer-fellow\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:06:30","slug":"or-how-sarah-gives-thanks-finally-got-into-paperback-hey-look-a-writer-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=283830","title":{"rendered":"or How Sarah Gives Thanks Finally got into Paperback \u2013 Hey, Look! A Writer Fellow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah_1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/2012\/09\/02\/meet-my-pal-david-youll-like-him\/sarah_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah_1.gif\" data-orig-size=\"401,473\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My gal.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u201cIt\u2019s about damn time!\u201d \u2013Sarah Josepha Hale &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah_1.gif?w=254\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah_1.gif?w=401\" width=\"401\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah_1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-876\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cIt\u2019s about damn time!\u201d \u2013Sarah Josepha Hale <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On July 26, 2010, I received a long-anticipated email from the publisher Albert Whitman &amp; Company. The first word in the body text was \u201cYES.\u201d My heart leapt. After more than four years of trying, after laboring over a slew of unsold manuscripts, and after receiving a drawer full of rejection letters, I had finally gotten a book deal.<\/p>\n<p>Reading that emailed \u201cYES\u201d was\u2014and still is\u2014the happiest moment of my professional life.<\/p>\n<p>Two years later <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sarah-Gives-Thanks-Thanksgiving-National\/dp\/0807571679\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=qSZ19&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&amp;pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&amp;pf_rd_r=ZYE3QKTZN9605SQ2EDHA&amp;pd_rd_wg=by4K5&amp;pd_rd_r=1632d257-6de1-43a2-ae4d-4deb19b9e2e6&amp;ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sarah Gives Thanks<\/strong><\/a><\/em> hit shelves. It was the true story of Sarah Josepha Hale, the woman who tirelessly advocated for a National Day of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>The first hardcover printing of 4,000 sold out quickly. A second printing was arranged, and while that batch of books didn\u2019t sell as well (\u2018tis difficult to generate interest in a Thanksgiving book when the second printing wasn\u2019t ready until December), the title did respectable business each fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sarah-gives-thanks-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/2012\/10\/20\/boycott-bccbas-acronym-win-my-book\/sarah-gives-thanks-cover-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sarah-gives-thanks-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1650,2100\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarah Gives Thanks cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Remember her?&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sarah-gives-thanks-cover.jpg?w=236\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sarah-gives-thanks-cover.jpg?w=525\" width=\"525\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/sarah-gives-thanks-cover.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1054\" style=\"width:369px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BTW: David Gardner\u2019s illustrations made this book <em>amazing!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Throughout the second print run, I would often get inquiries, mostly from moms and teachers, asking when the book would be out in paperback. I had no idea as to the answer, but was happy for the question; it signaled that<em> Sarah<\/em> would have a healthy paperback existence once the hardcover sales ran its course. I referred the moms and teachers to Albert Whitman\u2019s editors; if anyone knew the timeline for the paperback it was probably them.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out that the editors<em> did<\/em> know the timeline for a <em>Sarah Gives Thanks<\/em> paperback, and that time was <em>never<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure they had their reasons, but I was gobsmacked nonetheless. Despite my best and repeated efforts to persuade AW&amp;Co. otherwise, the book went out of print in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>This broke my heart.<\/p>\n<p>I partly distracted myself from the bad news by being busy. 2017 was a good year in my kid lit career; I was writing the <em>Prince Not-So Charming<\/em> chapter book series as well as working with Macmillan editors on the final touches of my second picture book, <em>Everybody\u2019s Favorite Book<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But <em>Sarah Gives Thanks<\/em> mattered to me in a way those other titles didn\u2019t. Maybe it was because <em>Sarah<\/em> was my first book. Maybe it was because <em>Sarah<\/em> was my only nonfiction book. Or maybe <em>Sarah<\/em> mattered so much to me because Sarah Josepha Hale was just too awesome a person to be relegated to the sidelines of American history.<\/p>\n<p>The more I had researched Sarah, the more I loved her. I admired her grit and intelligence and business acumen. I adored her efforts to use her influence to persuade America to be a better and kinder and more educated nation.<\/p>\n<p>With my book out of print, I\u2019d no longer have opportunities to sing her praises.<\/p>\n<p>But then something unexpected happened. Years after the book was no longer available for purchase, people started emailing me about it. They wondered where they could find a spare copy.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I commiserated with them, \u201cSo sorry,\u201d I\u2019d say, \u201cbut <em>Sarah Gives Thanks<\/em> is no longer in print.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as the email queries continued, the opportunistic side of my brain began to take over. I tweaked my reply. I\u2019d still tell them that <em>Sarah Gives Thanks<\/em> was out of print, but <em>then<\/em> I\u2019d suggest they contact the publisher directly to see if they had \u201cspare copies in the warehouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I knew there were no spare copies  in Albert Whitman\u2019s warehouse, but I figured if enough emails made their way to the editors, it might lead them to recognize there was still demand for the book.<\/p>\n<p>Then another unexpected thing happened. Each year when Thanksgiving rolled around, podcasters would reach out and ask me to be a guest. They didn\u2019t care that\u00a0<em>Sarah<\/em>\u00a0was out of print, they just wanted suitable holiday-themed content for their shows. I was the Thanksgiving guy. <\/p>\n<p>You can listen to one of my interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/ep-80-the-woman-behind-thanksgiving-becoming-a\/id1626293884?i=1000636412715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After each podcast aired, I would send a link to Albert Whitman with a note saying something along the lines of: \u201cHey! Sarah\u2019s still getting some love! Woo!\u201d I\u2019d let the publisher draw its own conclusions about how much free publicity its long-out-of-print book was still generating.<\/p>\n<p>The podcasts had the added benefit of generating new waves of Sarah interest from listeners. They emailed me, wondering where they could find a spare copy of <em>Sarah Give Thanks<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I would suggest they contact the publisher directly to see if they had spare copies in the warehouse.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t know if these maneuvers were doing anything to change hearts and minds at Albert Whitman, I was just happy to be doing <em>something<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The straw that broke the camel\u2019s back was a recent query from a South Dakota homeschooling company that wanted to include\u00a0<em>Sarah<\/em>\u00a0in its second grade curriculum. After a very cordial email exchange with the company\u2019s founder, I suggested that Albert Whitman\u00a0<em>might<\/em>\u00a0be persuaded to do a\u00a0<em>Sarah<\/em>\u00a0reprint if his needs were significant enough to warrant one.<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks later, an AW&amp;Co editor sent me an email with the subject line \u201cGOOD NEWS.\u201d It was official, after seven years of passive pestering, there was going to be a\u00a0<em>Sarah<\/em>\u00a0paperback.<\/p>\n<p>Reading that email ranks as the second happiest moment of my professional life. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sarah-Gives-Thanks-Thanksgiving-National\/dp\/0807571679\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=qSZ19&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&amp;pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&amp;pf_rd_r=ZYE3QKTZN9605SQ2EDHA&amp;pd_rd_wg=by4K5&amp;pd_rd_r=1632d257-6de1-43a2-ae4d-4deb19b9e2e6&amp;ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sarah Gives Thanks<\/em> will be out on August 7, and is now available for preorder<\/a>. Do consider picking up a copy for yourself or the Thanksgiving fan in your life. If you already have a copy of the book, please consider leaving a review. <\/p>\n<p>I really want to get the word out about this. <\/p>\n<p>Fans of Sarah Josepha Hale got this book back into print and I cannot even <em>begin<\/em> to properly express the full extent of my gratitude. All I can say is thank you. From this point on I promise to do whatever\u2019s necessary to keep Sarah\u2019s story from falling back into obscurity. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah-at-the-printing-press.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/2012\/09\/02\/meet-my-pal-david-youll-like-him\/sarah-at-the-printing-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah-at-the-printing-press.gif\" data-orig-size=\"616,636\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"She\u2019s the boss. \" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah-at-the-printing-press.gif?w=291\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah-at-the-printing-press.gif?w=525\" width=\"525\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeallegra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sarah-at-the-printing-press.gif?w=525\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-882\" style=\"width:488px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about damn time!\u201d \u2013Sarah Josepha Hale On July 26, 2010, I received a long-anticipated email from the publisher Albert Whitman &amp; Company. 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