“Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury” by Kristin Abello 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.
“Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury” by Kristin Abello, published by Author Reputation Press, was one of the nominees for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award. In “Sunrise: Life after Traumatic Brain Injury”, the author tells her story of faith, love, hope, and healing from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
This masterpiece was commended by Philip Zozzaro of the US Review of Books, acknowledging that “Abello candidly reflects on her journey over the last two decades as her emotions run through a continual gauntlet, each accomplishment followed by a new challenge. The reader will not only be following on but rooting for her to succeed as the story nears its end. The author’s book is not merely a survival story but also a guide for emotional recovery from a near-death experience. Abello’s words will strike a chord with those who have experienced similar circumstances or know someone who has.”
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.
Kristin Abello has worked both at Halliburton and Texas Children’s Hospital as an exercise specialist. She also serves on the board of The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) and advocates for patients with neurological and brain trauma.
Moreover, she is the founder of “Two-Step with TIRR” and “Go Western” and a philanthropist. The author engages in running, walking, and yoga and enjoys the outdoors. She loves to travel and is always up for an adventure. She and her husband, Raul, have two sons, Jacob and Colin, and live in Houston, Texas, with their Golden Retrievers, Max and Lucy.
In 2002, while on a training run in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Raul, in preparation for the Marine Corps Marathon, author Kristin Abello was struck by a car. As a result, she sustained a traumatic brain injury and other physical traumas. The initial consensus was that she wasn’t going to survive.
Kristin was interviewed by Logan Crawford of Spotlight TV. The host of the program, Logan Crawford, is an actor and Emmy award-winning anchor, reporter, talk show host, and actor with recurring roles on such hit TV shows as Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, House of Cards, Person of Interest, and The First Purge.
Click on this link to find out more about the 2024 Eric Hoffer Award results: https://www.hofferaward.com/Eric-Hoffer-Award-winners.html.