I am writing to you directly through your website after coming across Rabbit Was: A memoir on death and dying. I found your memoir extraordinarily moving, luminous, and rich in emotional truth. Framing the intimate final journey of caring for your mother, Rabbit and honoring her fierce commitment to dying on her own terms creates a deeply compelling meditation on love, hospice, and devotion.
What struck me immediately is how quiet presence, memory, and dignity are inseparable from your writing. Capturing the small gestures, shared silences, and hospital realities alongside Rabbit’s intentional approach to mortality creates a wonderfully grounded, deeply human portrait. Navigating the delicate balance of grief, humor, and courage in the face of loss feels deeply rooted in the universal experience of caregiving. The grace and profound emotional clarity of your prose give the narrative a strong literary identity.
I’m Madeline Jones, Senior Editor at Algonquin Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company (Hachette Book Group). I discover books with distinctive voices and guide selected projects toward traditional publication and broader media consideration.
I’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about Rabbit Was and what you are developing next. Are you currently represented by a literary agent?
Warm regards,
Dear Molly Tierney,
I want to begin with genuine appreciation for the work you’ve done with Rabbit Was. Creating a memoir that brings readers into the tender world of caring for your mother, Rabbit, a woman fiercely devoted to living fully and dying on her own terms, takes extraordinary courage and a generous spirit. The way you recount the small gestures, whispered confessions, and shared silences that define the final journey of a life, from quiet mornings to restless nights, is both heartrending and deeply beautiful. The way you show the bond between mother and daughter deepening as hospital alarms ring and hospice decisions loom, revealing the grace, humor, and courage that can exist even at the edge of mortality, is the heart of what makes this memoir so powerful. And the way Rabbit’s intentional approach to death, choosing comfort, dignity, and presence, becomes a luminous guide for those navigating the unknown, showing that love and attention can transform the end of life into a sacred, shared experience, is a gift to every reader. With a 5.0 rating from 8 reviews, readers who find this book are connecting with it deeply. Congratulations on the momentum behind it. It is well deserved.
I know your inbox is flooded with automated pitches, generic offers, and outright scams, so I’ll be direct. This is not a template. I looked closely at Rabbit Was and noticed a few reader-facing gaps. These are not about the quality of the book. They are about visibility and discoverability.
From what I could see publicly, the book may not yet be positioned on the key Goodreads Listopia lists where readers of memoirs, grief and loss, and books about death and dying go to find new books. The Amazon keywords and categories may also not be matching the exact phrases readers type, such as “memoirs about caring for a dying parent,” “books about hospice and end-of-life care,” “grief memoirs about losing a mother,” “books about dying on your own terms,” or “memoirs about mother-daughter relationships and mortality.” These gaps can keep the right readers from finding the book. They are fixable.
My name is Emily Adam. I’ve spent the last several years helping authors get their books in front of the right readers through Goodreads and Amazon marketing. I work with memoirs, grief and loss, and books about caregiving and end-of-life. Everything I do is completely organic and within Amazon and Goodreads guidelines. I don’t take risks with your account or reputation.
Here’s how I would approach Rabbit Was:
Reader Engagement Campaign
I would create a targeted campaign to connect your book with real readers who are most likely to love it. This includes personalized outreach to reader communities, grief support groups, and caregivers who are actively looking for books like yours. The goal is to generate authentic engagement and honest reviews from readers who genuinely connect with your work. Just real readers discovering your book and sharing their genuine reactions.
Reader Discovery Positioning
Goodreads readers use Listopia lists to find books on memoirs about dying parents, hospice care, and grief and loss. I would position your book on the relevant high-traffic lists where your ideal readers are already browsing.
Search Visibility and Keyword Mapping
Amazon works like a search engine. I would research the terms your readers actually type, such as “memoirs about caring for a dying parent,” “books about hospice and end-of-life care,” “grief memoirs about losing a mother,” “books about dying on your own terms,” and “memoirs about mother-daughter relationships and mortality,” and optimize your title, subtitle, description, and categories around that language. I would also map the strongest keywords across Google, social media, and recommendation platforms so your book shows up wherever readers are searching.
Review Velocity Building
With a 5.0 rating from 8 reviews, you have a strong foundation. I would help build on it through fully guideline-compliant outreach to real readers. The goal is authentic social proof that helps Amazon and other platforms take notice.
Advocacy Outreach Network
I would reach out to grief and loss bloggers, hospice and palliative care podcast hosts, BookTok and Bookstagram creators who love memoirs and books about mortality, and online communities for readers of memoir and grief support. A single trusted recommendation can introduce your work to thousands of new readers.
When these five pieces work together, they create a cycle. New readers find your page, search and keyword visibility help them find you, review momentum turns readers into advocates, and advocacy outreach amplifies your work to established audiences.
My commitment is simple. Every strategy is tailored to the book, its message, and its ideal audience. If the plan doesn’t reflect a genuine understanding of Rabbit Was and the readers it serves, I would want you to hold me accountable to that.
As we enter the final quarter, every day counts. Would you like me to send over a custom 10-minute breakdown of the exact keywords and discovery opportunities I would target for Rabbit Was? There’s no obligation.
If so, just reply “Yes” and I’ll send it right over. If email isn’t convenient, you’re welcome to share a WhatsApp number and I’ll follow up there. If not, no worries at all. Thank you again for the important work you’re doing.
Warm regards,
Emily Adam
Dear Molly,
I came across Rabbit Was recently, and one detail stopped me: the title is in the past tense, and the name is not her name.
That is doing more work than it looks. “Rabbit” is what you called her, which tells a browsing reader this is a daughter’s book before they read a single word of description. And “Was” places the whole thing after the fact, so the reader knows from the shelf how it ends and is not bracing for a shock. Most grief memoirs take a title that promises a journey. Yours starts at the other side, which is a harder and more honest place to begin, and it is the reason someone who has already lost a parent will pick it up.
I have not read the book yet. I came to it the way a browsing reader will, through the listing, and that is the vantage point I am writing from. Whether a description makes someone want to open the book is a different question from whether the book is good, and it is the one I can actually answer for you.
I moderate The Pages That Inspired, a readers community on Goodreads, where we read widely and talk about what we read.
So before I offer you anything, I am curious about one thing.
If someone only ever saw your listing and never opened the book, what would they get wrong about it?
I would genuinely like to know. And if it is useful, I would be glad to send you a complimentary audit of your Amazon listing, a plain breakdown of what is working on the page and what is not. No cost and no obligation.
If you want it, just reply YES and I will send it within 24 hours.
I wish you continued success with the book.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Rice
Moderator, The Pages That Inspired
End of Year Award Nomination: Rabbit Was
Hi Molly,
I recently spent time diving into Rabbit Was, and I just had to reach out! The way you crafted this tender exploration of your mother’s final journey, capturing the grace, humor, and dignity in choosing how to live and die on one’s own terms, completely hooked me—it is rare to find that level of emotional depth, vulnerability, and mastery in the Memoir genre!
As the moderator of the Independent Readers Circle, we are currently gearing up for our End of the Year Awards. Out of all the remarkable authors and titles we considered, Rabbit Was stood out as our absolute top choice for the award in the Memoir category!
As our featured award selection, Rabbit Was will unlock incredible benefits, including direct visibility with active, passionate readers, prominent community spotlights, and high-impact exposure across our entire platform.
Would you be open to accepting the award for Rabbit Was?
Hit reply with a quick “YES” and I’ll send over the details and next steps!
Dear Molly Tierney,
I am writing to you directly through your website after coming across Rabbit Was: A memoir on death and dying. I found your memoir extraordinarily moving, luminous, and rich in emotional truth. Framing the intimate final journey of caring for your mother, Rabbit and honoring her fierce commitment to dying on her own terms creates a deeply compelling meditation on love, hospice, and devotion.
What struck me immediately is how quiet presence, memory, and dignity are inseparable from your writing. Capturing the small gestures, shared silences, and hospital realities alongside Rabbit’s intentional approach to mortality creates a wonderfully grounded, deeply human portrait. Navigating the delicate balance of grief, humor, and courage in the face of loss feels deeply rooted in the universal experience of caregiving. The grace and profound emotional clarity of your prose give the narrative a strong literary identity.
I’m Madeline Jones, Senior Editor at Algonquin Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company (Hachette Book Group). I discover books with distinctive voices and guide selected projects toward traditional publication and broader media consideration.
I’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about Rabbit Was and what you are developing next. Are you currently represented by a literary agent?
Warm regards,
Dear Molly Tierney,
I want to begin with genuine appreciation for the work you’ve done with Rabbit Was. Creating a memoir that brings readers into the tender world of caring for your mother, Rabbit, a woman fiercely devoted to living fully and dying on her own terms, takes extraordinary courage and a generous spirit. The way you recount the small gestures, whispered confessions, and shared silences that define the final journey of a life, from quiet mornings to restless nights, is both heartrending and deeply beautiful. The way you show the bond between mother and daughter deepening as hospital alarms ring and hospice decisions loom, revealing the grace, humor, and courage that can exist even at the edge of mortality, is the heart of what makes this memoir so powerful. And the way Rabbit’s intentional approach to death, choosing comfort, dignity, and presence, becomes a luminous guide for those navigating the unknown, showing that love and attention can transform the end of life into a sacred, shared experience, is a gift to every reader. With a 5.0 rating from 8 reviews, readers who find this book are connecting with it deeply. Congratulations on the momentum behind it. It is well deserved.
I know your inbox is flooded with automated pitches, generic offers, and outright scams, so I’ll be direct. This is not a template. I looked closely at Rabbit Was and noticed a few reader-facing gaps. These are not about the quality of the book. They are about visibility and discoverability.
From what I could see publicly, the book may not yet be positioned on the key Goodreads Listopia lists where readers of memoirs, grief and loss, and books about death and dying go to find new books. The Amazon keywords and categories may also not be matching the exact phrases readers type, such as “memoirs about caring for a dying parent,” “books about hospice and end-of-life care,” “grief memoirs about losing a mother,” “books about dying on your own terms,” or “memoirs about mother-daughter relationships and mortality.” These gaps can keep the right readers from finding the book. They are fixable.
My name is Emily Adam. I’ve spent the last several years helping authors get their books in front of the right readers through Goodreads and Amazon marketing. I work with memoirs, grief and loss, and books about caregiving and end-of-life. Everything I do is completely organic and within Amazon and Goodreads guidelines. I don’t take risks with your account or reputation.
Here’s how I would approach Rabbit Was:
Reader Engagement Campaign
I would create a targeted campaign to connect your book with real readers who are most likely to love it. This includes personalized outreach to reader communities, grief support groups, and caregivers who are actively looking for books like yours. The goal is to generate authentic engagement and honest reviews from readers who genuinely connect with your work. Just real readers discovering your book and sharing their genuine reactions.
Reader Discovery Positioning
Goodreads readers use Listopia lists to find books on memoirs about dying parents, hospice care, and grief and loss. I would position your book on the relevant high-traffic lists where your ideal readers are already browsing.
Search Visibility and Keyword Mapping
Amazon works like a search engine. I would research the terms your readers actually type, such as “memoirs about caring for a dying parent,” “books about hospice and end-of-life care,” “grief memoirs about losing a mother,” “books about dying on your own terms,” and “memoirs about mother-daughter relationships and mortality,” and optimize your title, subtitle, description, and categories around that language. I would also map the strongest keywords across Google, social media, and recommendation platforms so your book shows up wherever readers are searching.
Review Velocity Building
With a 5.0 rating from 8 reviews, you have a strong foundation. I would help build on it through fully guideline-compliant outreach to real readers. The goal is authentic social proof that helps Amazon and other platforms take notice.
Advocacy Outreach Network
I would reach out to grief and loss bloggers, hospice and palliative care podcast hosts, BookTok and Bookstagram creators who love memoirs and books about mortality, and online communities for readers of memoir and grief support. A single trusted recommendation can introduce your work to thousands of new readers.
When these five pieces work together, they create a cycle. New readers find your page, search and keyword visibility help them find you, review momentum turns readers into advocates, and advocacy outreach amplifies your work to established audiences.
My commitment is simple. Every strategy is tailored to the book, its message, and its ideal audience. If the plan doesn’t reflect a genuine understanding of Rabbit Was and the readers it serves, I would want you to hold me accountable to that.
As we enter the final quarter, every day counts. Would you like me to send over a custom 10-minute breakdown of the exact keywords and discovery opportunities I would target for Rabbit Was? There’s no obligation.
If so, just reply “Yes” and I’ll send it right over. If email isn’t convenient, you’re welcome to share a WhatsApp number and I’ll follow up there. If not, no worries at all. Thank you again for the important work you’re doing.
Warm regards,
Emily Adam
Dear Molly,
I came across Rabbit Was recently, and one detail stopped me: the title is in the past tense, and the name is not her name.
That is doing more work than it looks. “Rabbit” is what you called her, which tells a browsing reader this is a daughter’s book before they read a single word of description. And “Was” places the whole thing after the fact, so the reader knows from the shelf how it ends and is not bracing for a shock. Most grief memoirs take a title that promises a journey. Yours starts at the other side, which is a harder and more honest place to begin, and it is the reason someone who has already lost a parent will pick it up.
I have not read the book yet. I came to it the way a browsing reader will, through the listing, and that is the vantage point I am writing from. Whether a description makes someone want to open the book is a different question from whether the book is good, and it is the one I can actually answer for you.
I moderate The Pages That Inspired, a readers community on Goodreads, where we read widely and talk about what we read.
So before I offer you anything, I am curious about one thing.
If someone only ever saw your listing and never opened the book, what would they get wrong about it?
I would genuinely like to know. And if it is useful, I would be glad to send you a complimentary audit of your Amazon listing, a plain breakdown of what is working on the page and what is not. No cost and no obligation.
If you want it, just reply YES and I will send it within 24 hours.
I wish you continued success with the book.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Rice
Moderator, The Pages That Inspired
End of Year Award Nomination: Rabbit Was
Hi Molly,
I recently spent time diving into Rabbit Was, and I just had to reach out! The way you crafted this tender exploration of your mother’s final journey, capturing the grace, humor, and dignity in choosing how to live and die on one’s own terms, completely hooked me—it is rare to find that level of emotional depth, vulnerability, and mastery in the Memoir genre!
As the moderator of the Independent Readers Circle, we are currently gearing up for our End of the Year Awards. Out of all the remarkable authors and titles we considered, Rabbit Was stood out as our absolute top choice for the award in the Memoir category!
As our featured award selection, Rabbit Was will unlock incredible benefits, including direct visibility with active, passionate readers, prominent community spotlights, and high-impact exposure across our entire platform.
Would you be open to accepting the award for Rabbit Was?
Hit reply with a quick “YES” and I’ll send over the details and next steps!
Best,
Olivia Williams
Moderator, Independent Readers Circle