DUNCANVILLE, TX, June 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew, by Dallas author and New Orleans native Lynette Norris Wilkinson, was recently named a Finalist in the African American category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Earlier this year, UNTOLD was named 2010 Book of the Year by the Sankofa Literary Society. The video/book trailer for UNTOLD was also a Finalist in the African American Literature Book Club 2010 Best Book Trailer of the Year contest.
UNTOLD features the riveting true stories of 16 Hurricane Katrina survivors from the New Orleans Lower 9th Ward, an area still devastated almost six years after Hurricane Katrina, and the community where the author grew up. In the book, survivors not only share their struggles of overcoming Hurricane Katrina, but also share their strong messages of faith, hope, and courage. They share their happy memories of living in the close-knit predominately African-American community located less than five miles from World-Famous Bourbon Street. Readers of UNTOLD will also enjoy reading the interesting history of the Lower 9th Ward and how it came to be developed. The book includes stories from men, women, and children of all ages and experiences—including one survivor who survived the chaos of seeking refuge from Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Superdome. "If you want to know the real stories behind the faces and images you saw during Hurricane Katrina, this book is for you," says Wilkinson.
The author had the God-inspired idea to write the book because she wants the world to know the stories of the people behind the desperate images shown during media coverage of Hurricane Katrina." Proceeds from the book will be donated to an organization helping the residents of the Lower 9th Ward recover.
To purchase copies of UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew, read excerpts of the book, and view interviews with the author, visit http://www.HurricaneKatrinaStories.com. Join the author on Facebook.com/LynetteNorrisWilkinson and Twitter.com/neworleanswrite. Photos of the author are available at http://bit.ly/fwGatr.
Lynette Norris Wilkinson is an award-winning creative and technical writer in the Dallas area.
New Orleans Native's True Stories of Hurricane Katrina Survivors Named Finalist in Indie Book Awards
UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew, by Dallas author and New Orleans native Lynette Norris Wilkinson, was recently named a Finalist in the African American category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
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[Press-News.org] New Orleans Native's True Stories of Hurricane Katrina Survivors Named Finalist in Indie Book AwardsUNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew, by Dallas author and New Orleans native Lynette Norris Wilkinson, was recently named a Finalist in the African American category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.