-Addresses timely themes: With its focus on racial justice and women’s rights, this title, though set in the early 20th century, has current relevance that will directly appeal to modern audiences, especially women and readers of color.

-Solid sales potential: Historical fiction sells well generally, and She Writes Press in particular has seen great success with titles set in this period of America’s past, including Ashley Sweeney’s two titles and Wendy Voorsanger’s Prospects of a WomanFor readers who loved … : Last of the Moon Girls, by Barbara Davis, The Giver of Stars, by Jojo Moyes, and Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier.