AWARD-WINNING FINALIST IN WOMEN'S ISSUES CATEGORY OF THE NATIONAL BEST BOOKS 2008, USA BOOK NEWS

INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER IN TWO CATEGORIES!

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STORY IDEAS

#1 Midlife Recharge: What can you do if you're middle-aged, and your life hasn't turned out the way you'd hoped?

#2 Expats in Paris: Sally Pierone and Theodora Roosevelt

#3 Art as Exorcism: Former art director of the Marshall Plan cracks open psyche with her paintbrush

#4 Shoving Loved Ones off a Life Raft:
Sally Pierone's creation of the Family Raft brings new understanding of healthy relationships.

(See Media Kit for full story development and accompanying photos and art.)

A photo of Laddon and Pierone can be downloaded here in two formats: as 300 dpi, or 72 dpi.

Book cover image (5" x 8") is available in two formats: 300 dpi, and 72 dpi.

High-resolution scans of photos and paintings are available to accompany reviews, features or appearances.





REVIEWS

May 2008
"This is the kind of book that enables one to truly understand that every time a door closes another opens. It's precisely the kind of book to read if you are trying to put your own life in better perspective. Laddon is a gifted biographer."
—SEPTEMBER UNIVERSITY

May 2008
"Pierone's paintings ... are part caricature and part surreal visions that plumb below the surface to find nearly unconscious fears, joys, questions, and memories. " —SECOND 50 YEARS

March 2008 Midwest Book Review

February 23, 2008 Spokesman-Review, "No Secrets Allowed"

Spring 2008 ELDR Magazine
See the review in the current (Spring 2008) ELDR magazine!
Also see ELDR's online slide show of Sally's paintings

February 2008 Newsletter, Thin Air Radio


See VIDEO of Laddon and Pierone
(2 min song by Community Choir, from Nigeria: "What the creator has made can never be destroyed; 16 min presentation by Laddon; 10 min by Pierone)
Fri., February 29, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Auntie's Bookstore, Spokane


MEDIA KIT

To download the media kit (in a pdf file) for SALLY: The Older Woman's Guide to Self-Improvement, click on the link below.

The media kit contains the following sections:
What makes this book unique?
Author Bio
Book Information
Press Release
Four Story Ideas
Reviews

Media Kit PDF

Contact Judy Laddon, (509) 747-8776, or via email.