All We Need 2026

I got a note the other day from the wonderful artist, Marci Bohn, who illustrated our book, All We Need: The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t. She said that she’d seen our book on the shelf at her local library and told me that the librarian said it gets checked out regularly. Nothing beats running into your work in the wild. Marci just wanted to share her happiness, and it made me happy to hear from her. It also made me realize that I’ve been awfully neglectful of my literary progeny this year.

There are only two parts to the life of an author, writing and marketing. The book came out in 2023, less than a month before Thanksgiving. That didn’t give me much time to market the book. I wrote a few blog posts and told everyone I talked to, but that was about it. I still managed to sell 33 copies that first year. In 2024, I did more. There were more blog posts, and I made sure to post links all over social media. I also distributed a bunch of copies in Little Free Libraries all over my area. The additional marketing worked. I managed to sell 58 copies. Last year, my marketing declined a little bit. I started a new job right in the beginning of Thanksgiving Season which really distracted me. Basically, I put all my eggs in one basket and was a participant at the Connecticut Book Festival. Considering how little I did, 2025 was a success with 37 copies sold.

For reasons that I’m not going to get into here, 2026 has been a rough year. As a result, I have done very little writing and absolutely no marketing this year. It shows in the numbers. I have sold exactly zero copies of All We Need. I can barely even still call myself an author. But Marci’s note has heartened me. There may be only two weeks left in Thanksgiving season, but I’m going to give it a go.

So, I’m here to encourage everyone to buy the book. And tell your friends. It’s a great way to get into the Thanksgiving Spirit. I’d be forever grateful. It’s available at all your favorite book retailers:

Amazon – It’s currently $5.97 here

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop.org – It’s $9.31 here, and the proceeds all go to independent booksellers

Walmart – It’s currently $5.99 here

Let’s see if we can put up a crooked number in the next couple of weeks.