Jeremy Hooper's Blog - Posts Tagged "lgbt"

Jeremy.

I would like to take just a minute of your time to Thank You. I had the pleasure of stumbling across your "If it's a choice…" book this weekend, and am forever grateful that I did.

I too am a gay man that has struggled with a Midwestern upbringing, trying to figure out my place in this crazy thing called life. From reading your book and website, I see that you are unfortunately aware of the Westboro Baptist Church. Man, what I wouldn't give to Not know who they were! Regrettably I was actually born and raised in Topeka, Kansas. Home to that god awful cult. It was customary to see them all outside the local mall on Saturdays, streets lined with "God Hates Fags" and "Thank God For AIDS" signs. Then there they were outside my church every Sunday morning spewing their hate again. So for as long as I can remember this was my exposure to what I would eventually realize was my fate, or so I had been told. Went all through College and Graduate School continuing to feel this shame, never feeling comfortable being who I knew I was truly meant to be.

Finally, after many years and many trials and tribulations (I won't bore you with the details ;-), at the ripe young age of 27, I built up enough courage to come out and be honest to everyone about who I really was. It's kind of ironic that this week is actually the one year anniversary of that event. I think it is fate that I found your book when I did. I has not only solidified my decision to finally come out, but has given me more hope for my future that I could possibly ever Thank You for. Your book felt as if you were in my brain and heart, articulating what I have never had the courage to say myself.

Every few chapters something would strike me that I thought would help someone that I care about to understand me better. So back to Amazon I went to order another copy. I've already had four additional copies shipped to various people, and know I'm not done yet! I hope my brother reads it more than anyone…

I'm sorry for rambling. I just wanted you to know how powerful your book has been for me. It's not everyday that one can feel so understood and normal. That is exactly what you're writing has done for me.

I wish for all the happiness and love for You and Andrew. You deserve all the blessings life has to offer. You both are a true inspiration.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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If It's A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy

http://www.amazon.com/gp/top-rated/di...If It's A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy

If you feel so inclined, you can write-in my book, IF IT'S A CHOICE, MY ZYGOTE CHOSE BALLS, at the bottom of the nomination sheet at following link. When you start entering the title, it should come up automatically.

http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice...

Thanks!

J

Thank you *SO MUCH* for the wonderful GoodReads reviews. I'm humbled by your kind words.

If you have not left your thoughts on Amazon as well, please do. Really helps to bring attention to the project.

Thanks in advance,

Jeremy

http://www.amazon.com/Its-Choice-Zygo...

The December giveaway of IF IT'S A CHOICE... has come and gone, and books have been shipped to the four winners. Thank you so much to everyone who expressed interest in my work. I hope you will consider the book for both your personal and gifting pleasure. :-)

—J

If It's A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy is now available on the Barnes and Noble's Nook platform as well. With that, it is now on all three of the majors: Kindle, iBooks, and Nook.

Sorry for the delay on that

Just an FYI that the ebook editions of If It's A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy are now priced at $8.58 across all platforms. That is lower than most other e-books in its category (only three of the top 20 rated LGBT books on Amazon are lower priced http://www.amazon.com/gp/top-rated/di...)

Thanks to all who entered the most recent GoodReads Giveaway of my book. Congrats to the winners, who should be receiving their copies in two or three days.

For everyone else? The book is available, both in paperback and on all e-formats, for a very low price :-)

Thank you all so much for the favorable GoodReads ratings. I'm honored and humbled.

If you have not weighed in on Amazon, please do so! As you surely know, ratings really help out the author.

http://www.amazon.com/Choice-Zygote-C...

—Jeremy

Thanks, Alan!