FOLLOW UP TO A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Wintering catapulted Katherine May to nationwide attention and acclaim. More than a year after publication, Wintering still gets regularly quoted in op-eds, shared by celebrities on Twitter and Instagram, tagged tens of thousands of times on socials, and chosen for high profile book clubs like Cheryl Strayed’s. As recently as January 2022, Wintering still reappears on regional bestseller lists (including the Boston Globe and Seattle Times).
SKYROCKETING AUTHOR PLATFORM: May is a winning, funny, intelligent speaker with an exponentially growing platform. She connects daily with 50K readers on her socials, maintains both a newsletter and podcast to communicate with fans, served as a guest host for On Being, and continues to regularly be interviewed on NPR and wellness podcasts. Her warmth and vulnerability about her struggles with anxiety, family, and life under pandemic attracts enormous ongoing engagement.
SMARTER LIVING: The popularity of On Being, Brain Pickings, TED Talks, and similar demonstrate a significant market for thoughtful, elevated inspiration and self-improvement. Enchantment offers beautiful storytelling and winning wisdom to this audience.
- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Riverhead (February 28, 2023)
- ISBN-13: 978-0593329993