“Playing Hurt” by Gerald L. Nardella was nominated for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award

The US Review of Books recently announced the much-awaited results for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award.

“Playing Hurt” by Gerald L. Nardella, published by Author Reputation Press, was one of the nominees for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award. It was highly praised by Amanda Hanson of the US Review of Books, highlighting that “Nardella uses a confessional technique popular in narratives by having her protagonist reveal these thoughts to her friend, Karen. Deanie then establishes a sharp contrast between Karen and herself. Karen was able to stand firm and refuse to sleep with her boyfriend, while Deanie feels that she gave up too easily. Deanie’s intense struggle with her thoughts and emotions helps make her relatable to the reader. Many will likely appreciate this book because the characters express their emotions with honesty.”

Eric Hoffer Book Award honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its establishment, the Hoffer has become one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses.

The US Review of Books supports the Eric Hoffer Project by publishing the results of the annual Eric Hoffer Award for Books. The Eric Hoffer Award is judged by a separate panel, under the direction of the Eric Hoffer Project.

Gerald L. Nardella was born and raised in Livingston, Montana, and he served in the U.S. Army. He married Peggy, his high school sweetheart, in 1962. They have two children: Michael and Terri.

Gerald received a degree in accounting from Montana State University, Bozeman, in 1968. He worked for a national CPA firm before starting his own CPA practice in Billings in 1974. Gerald enjoys golfing, reading, and working on the family cabin in the Crazy Mountains.

Last 2023, he was interviewed by Benji Cole from CBS Radio. The interview in the program of People of Distinction is about the discussion of the message of the book as well as the author’s purpose for writing this masterpiece. Click here to listen to the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFukzkcD5NA.

Visit Gerald’s website at https://geraldnardellaauthor.com/.

“Playing Hurt” by Gerald L. Nardella is a romantic fictional narrative about two teenagers. This story tackles the issues of peer pressure, struggle with intimate desires, betrayal, jealousy, insecurities, and fear of the future that every teenager encounters while growing up.

Recently, this masterpiece was among the books displayed by ARP during the 2024 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (LATFOB) at the University of Southern California on April 20–21, 2024.

Gerald’s “Playing Hurt” was also showcased to international audiences as it was displayed by ARP during the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, on October 18–22, 2023. The said book fair is reportedly known as the world’s largest trade fair for books.

Click on this link to find out more about the 2024 Eric Hoffer Award results: https://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html.