It is almost six years since my first book review appeared on this blog. The first review was none other than
Homer's Odyssey by
Gwen Cooper. I vividly remember how terrified I had been when Gwen contacted me asking if I would review Homer's book. I had been blogging less than a year and had never reviewed any book,
EVER. I was so flattered that Gwen had contacted me, that I eagerly accepted and figured I'd worry about how to review a book later.
Since then, I have reviewed dozens and dozens of books, both on this blog and
Dakota's, and have featured Gwen on this blog a minimum of six times. I reviewed her book,
Love Saves The Day (I guess I did a good enough job on Homer's review that Gwen asked me to review her next book!), and
some misc. blog posts to help Gwen in her on-going quest to help animals in need.
Today I am honored to feature her latest endeavor:
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| Cover Cat:Maddee/Atwater, California |
which started in late May, 2015 as a "send-up" of Kim Kardashian's best-selling selfies collection,
Selfish. To quote Gwen "to that end, we tried to hew as closely as possible to the look and feel of the original-down to the interior black-page section where the "sexy pics" are featured. (Warning:Very few of the cats consented to wear costumes for this book, so almost all of these selfies are nudes;) Cats are probably the only ones having as big a pop-cultural moment as the Kardashians, so the comparison seemed apt."
Kittenish was created with the intent of enabling those of us who felt helpless watching the horror of the Nepal earthquakes and the devastation they caused for humans and animals, to do something meaningful. By purchasing a copy of
Kittenish you are helping the victims of the Nepal earthquakes and their animals.
100%
OF THE PROCEEDS FROM KITTENISH WILL GO TO HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL TO FUND
ANIMAL RESCUE IN NEPAL!
When Gwen sent out the call for photo submissions, Cody could not
WAIT to send her his photo!
Gwen told us she received over 8000 photos from several dozen countries! Those 8000+ photos had to be tapered down to 403 selfies! When Gwen wrote to us and said that Cody made the cut to be in
Kittenish, we were ecstatic!! Cody and I are honored to be a part of this most important endeavor to help humans and animals in need in Nepal.
When I purchased our copy, and when it arrived, I fell in love with how adorable
ALL the "selfies" are in
Kittenish.
Especially Cody's! See for yourself!
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Ok, I live in Farmington Hills, MICHIGAN
but for Gwen,
I'll live ANYWHERE! |
From Gwen Cooper: I'm often asked what the value is in helping animals at all when there are so many humans in need. My answer is always the same:When you help animals, you help people too.
Please help Gwen help the people and animals of Nepal by purchasing a copy of
Kittenish. "Thank you for supporting this book, and the cause of animal rescue."
Buy your ebook for only $3.99,
or a physical copy, here: www.hihomer.com
WE thank Gwen Cooper for all she does for animals in need.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Gwen Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Homer's Odyssey, and the novels Love Saves the Day and Diary of a South Beach Party Girl. She is a frequent speaker at shelter fundraisers; donates 10% of her royalties from Homer's Odyssey to organizations that serve abused, abandoned, and disabled animals; and serves on the Advisory Boards of Tabby's Place in Ringoes, NJ (where we sponsor a kitty!), and Tree House Humane in Chicago. Gwen lives in Manhattan with her husband, Laurence. She also lives with her two perfect cats-Tripod Clayton and his litter-mate, Fanny-who aren't impressed with any of it!
