Author is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner ofthe Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, recipient of an NEA Fellowship andOhio Arts Council Fellowship Two previous Dzanc titles, Late OneNight and The Mutual UFO Network , were wellreviewed Author has strong connections to universities,booksellers, and review outlets across the Midwest, with access to the book'sintended readers Based on a true crime in the 1840s. Betsey Reedwas hanged in Lawrenceville,Illinois, for the murder of her husband--the first woman in the USexecuted by hanging Well-known author with strong connections to theregional and national writing community, a long history of successful events,and good pull with booksellers and festival organizers National galley mailing, with an emphasis on majornational review outlets that have previously covered Lee's work Festival and conference appearances, includingAWP, the Ohioana Book Festival, and MIBA events Outreach to MIBA and GLIBA, with nominations aimedat a Midwest Connections and Great Lakes Great Reads pick Targeted galley mailing and outreach to author'slocal papers, including The Columbus Dispatch, The Sumner Press, TheLawrenceville Daily Record, The Olney Daily Mail, The VincennesSun-Commercial, and Columbus Alive Targeted bookstore mailing concentrated on theGreat Lakes and Midwest regions Targeted galley mailing to review outlets thatpreviously covered Lee's work and have strong connections to the press,including PopMatters, Alternating Current, Crazyhorse, The CoachellaReview, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Poets & Writers, Largehearted Boy, TheMedium, Brooklyn Rail, The Rumpus, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, Barrelhouse,Shelf Awareness Book club outreach University reading series promotion and courseadoption push Major awards push Electronic galleys available on Edelweiss.