Born in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this anthology shares stories about what it takes to beat the odds. More than 100 writers contributed these essays, fiction and poetry to raise money for disaster relief efforts in the region. Featuring writing from Orson Scott Card, Wil Wheaton, and Robin Lee Hatcher. At times tear-jerking, at times humorous, this book is guaranteed to inspire and remind readers that the human spirit knows no boundaries.
Cry # 3
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I can’t even link all the reviews and media mentions of the book here if I wanted to– they’re all over! I haven’t even had time to gather them all up and sort them out yet. We’re getting mentions in newspapers across the US, the UK, and Canada so far, our authors are participating in numerous radio and TV shows, we’re getting great word-of-mouth from the blogosphere… it’s overwhelming and a bit surreal. I counted the number of times I cried on the day of this book’s release: twice. Once when I read an essay about this project from one of the writers, Frank Baron, and once when I saw that we had already surpassed $500 in donations in less than a day. So today makes three cries. This was the review that did it… “Dedicated to ‘the survivors of Hurricane Katrina and all those who are helping them,’ Stories of Strength represents a highlight in the history not only of print-on-demand publishing, but of the entire book publishing industry…” I’ll share more of our reviews and articles about this project soon! -- Jenna Glatzer
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Current total: $4500 
"The undertaking of a new action brings new strength."
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