The Predator Next Door Wins Prestigious 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Local Author, Speaker Darlene Ellison
2010年5月25日 - 11:14PM
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Speaker and author Darlene Ellison’s existence was turned upside
down five years ago by a “kick in the gut” when her ex-husband was
arrested in an FBI pedophile sting operation years in the making.
Today she has turned her life around and her book The Predator Next
Door: Detect, Protect and Recover from Betrayal is winning
accolades and awards from critics, readers and audiences across the
country.
Her book will be recognized at the Book Expo of America (BEA)
May 25-27 for taking first prize with a 2010 Next Generation Indie
Book Award in the Autobiography category. The Predator Next Door
will be listed in the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
catalog that will be given to thousands of attendees at the Book
Expo of America including book buyers, library representatives,
media, industry professionals and others. Winners will also be
honored at a special reception at the Plaza Hotel on May 25.
This is the second industry award earned for her book. Last May
Ellison and her publishing house HTA Books were also recognized at
BEA for winning a Gold 2009 National Independent Publisher Book
Award for The Predator Next Door in the True Crime category.
“Winning this award from among the numerous entries submitted by
other independent publishers is an honor and a testament to the
careful attention HTA Books takes with each of its authors,” said
Ellison who is also the owner of HTA (High Touch Alliance)
Books.
“We are currently working with several female authors whose
books represent the 'high touch' approach that is our mission in
publishing. HTA Books are by women for women and are designed to
help motivate women to be their best selves.”
The publishing house was born when Ellison was inspired by her
own experience to help other women give voice to their moving and
life-changing stories. The Predator Next Door, published in 2009,
was the first book with several more due out in 2010 and 2011.
“The Predator Next Door is a book that crosses categories and
touches readers on different levels,” says Ellison. “Often after
speaking, someone will approach me and tell me they couldn’t put
the book down because of the drama of the personal story. It
happened to me and sometimes I still can’t believe it. The exciting
message is not what happened to me; but that it is possible to
rebound back from huge betrayals and disappointments.”
Ellison speaks nationally on a range of professional growth and
protection topics from becoming a high touch leader, overcoming
obstacles, and success for professional women, to betrayal
recovery, child abuse prevention and protection from predators. She
has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC News’ “20/20”, Dateline
NBC’s “To Catch a Predator,” and many more national and local TV
and radio shows as well as newspapers and magazines about her story
and her book. More information on her speaking topics is available
at: www.darleneellison.com.
The Predator Next Door is available for a list price of $14.95
at www.predatornextdoor.com and www.amazon.com. To request a review
copy or to arrange an interview, please contact Lesley Hensell at
817-797-0910 or lesley@promotesuccesspr.com.
To arrange for Darlene Ellison to speak to your group, contact
darlene@darleneellison.com. Photos and media materials are
available at www.tinyurl.com/predatorbook.
About the Indie Book
Awards
The Indie Book Awards was established to recognize and honor the
most exceptional independently published books in 60 different
categories, for the year, and is presented by Independent Book
Publishing Professionals Group (www.IBPPG.com) in cooperation with
Marilyn Allen of Allen O'Shea Literary Agency. The awards program
is open to fiction and nonfiction books from independent authors
and publishers worldwide released in 2009 or 2010 or with a
copyright date of 2009 or 2010. More information at:
www.indiebookawards.com.
Paperback: Self-Help, Autobiography
ISBN#: 978-0-9822864-0-1