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October 2008
AuthorBuzz Contest Winners Announced
My AuthorBuzz signed book and Sigmund Freud bobble-head doll giveaway contest ran during with week of October 6 and was a huge success. The response was so great, in fact, that I increased the number of winners from five to ten. You will note that there are two winners from Michigan and two from Iowa. This is quite strange. Are people more depressed in the nation’s heartland? The other possibility is that in this political season, these two states had massive get-out-the-email drives. If you are not a winner, please take heart—you can still purchase Hide & Seek for a mere pittance! Here are the lucky ten to score freebies:
- Irene of Saratoga Springs, New York
- Sharon of Owosso, Michigan
- Tracy of Johnston, Iowa
- Susan of Atascadero, California
- Beth of Taneytown, Maryland
- Dave of North Charleston, South Carolina
- Steph of Grand Haven, Michigan
- Natasha of Hiawatha, Iowa
- LuAnn of Othello, Washington
- Susan of Thonront, Colorado
Hadassah Magazine: As Funny As Woody Allen Read the review
The following review appears in the October issue of Martha Stewart’s body + soul magazine:
The Laughing Cure
A woman's offbeat solution to escaping her own malaise
Reading Wendy Aron's Hide & Seek (Kunati) is like spending time with an exasperating friend who discloses way too much but also makes you laugh like crazy. In recounting her journey to conquer her depression, Aron includes childhood grievances, adult embarrassments, and self-criticisms galore, all spike with witty observations and a keen eye for life's absurdities. Surprisingly for its genre, the book avoids a touchy-feely "aha" moment in the end; instead, Aron's epiphany involves realizing that she enjoys making jokes out of the sometimes awfulness of life. The result is a book less an instructive guide to surviving depression than a colorful character study of someone who did just that. It's the outcome, not the advice, that inspires. — David Valdes Greenwood
September 2008
The following review appeared in the September 15, issue of Library Journal:
In her efforts to subdue raging depression, TV and stage writer Aron tried to no avail virtually every mainstream and alternative remedy. Her adventures among the lunatic fringe are laugh-out-loud funny. In the end, Aron gets her life together by dismissing all of the “miracle cures” and discovering herself. Anyone who has overcome recurring bouts with the blues will relish this comic self-help tale. — LM
July 2008
Hide & Seek will be reviewed in the Sept/Oct issue of ForeWord magazine, the voice of the independent publishing industry. Here's an excerpt:
There's no lack of self-help books aimed at people who suffer from depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or neuroses. Nor do we face a dearth of memoirs by people who have been through the excruciating hoops of misery and treatment. So why does the world need Wendy Aron's Hide & Seek, which combines her personal story with advice from various from various professionals she meets during her year of discovery? The answer's simply good medicine: she makes her readers laugh at the world of self-improvement education, at spiritual gurus, and at ourselves. Learning how to cope with hopelessness has never been so fun.
July 2008
Read the latest review from the blog Between Us Girls!
May 2008
Kunati Named First Independent Publisher of the Year by ForeWord Magazine
Excerpt from ForeWord:
"ForeWord has named Kunati Books the first Independent Publisher of the Year. The new honor was created to celebrate ForeWord's tenth anniversary and to recognize Kunati's innovation and fearlessness.
Kunati, a year-old publisher, produces book trailers for every new release, maintains a blog, and encourages its authors to blog and actively participate in marketing their books. The publisher currently has several movie deals in the works, and its roster of authors includes Pulitzer Prize winner John E. Mack." (and Wendy Aron!)
Booksellers: Hide & Seek is published by Kunati and distributed through IPG and all major wholesalers. It is fully returnable at any time. Independent stores can reserve an ARC through the Book Sense Advance Access Program.