Next month marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family. Over the past decade, I believe this book really has changed the way people think about interfaith families. And to celebrate, I am inviting you to help reach more families with the support they need to honor both religions.
How can you do that? Join the Kickstarter campaign for a Being Both audiobook! Why an audiobook?A growing number of people listen to books rather than reading them. This includes young people, old people, neurodiverse people, and busy parents and professionals. Having an audiobook edition of Being Both has always been my goal, in order to increase the accessibility of this work.
Being Both happened to come out just before audiobooks became standard practice in publishing, and that always made me sad. Meanwhile, Being Both is more relevant than ever now, with one in five U.S. adults growing up in an interfaith family. This is the book I was put on this earth to write-it's my legacy. And to celebrate the 10 th anniversary, the time for an audiobook edition is now.
Why do I need your help?The process of recording, editing, and producing a quality audiobook is expensive. I am fortunate to be working with award-winning audiobook producer May Wuthrich. And we have booked several days in a NYC studio for the recording. I am excited to be the narrator, which seems appropriate given the memoir aspects of the book, and also saves on costs. But the bottom line is that I have spent much of the past decade devoted to unpaid work (library and bookstore talks, writing blog posts, appearing on podcasts, running Facebook groups) in service to interfaith families, with the message that there are multiple ways to have a joyful and successful interfaith relationship. I believe I have helped to create a sense of community, and actual communities. But being a writer can be lonely work. This Kickstarter is as much about affirmation as it is about funding. If Being Both has had meaning for you, has had some impact on your relationship, your family, your life, please make a gesture of solidarity by contributing.
Show your support for interfaith families who need a boost of inspiration, who need this audiobook, by making a contribution. We have 30 days to make the goal, just before my recording dates for the audiobook. And because this is Kickstarter, there are fun rewards for different donation levels, so go read about those. And then join me in funding this 10 th anniversary celebration of interfaith families around the world.
