Author and editor Kayla Fioravanti recently attended the 2014 International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) held in Atlanta to promote the new release from Selah Press, 360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope, Volume 1.
The collection of first-person stories details how scores of people from different walks of life, including Christian recording artists Steve Green, Wayne Watson, Clay Crosse and Melodie Tunney of First Call, have handled grief in their own lives, and gives hope and guidance to those walking through their own times of grief. The book was borne out of Fioravanti’s grief following the death of her mother.
At ICRS, Fioravanti met with and/or was interviewed by representatives from FamilyTalk With Dr. James Dobson, Life Today TV, In Your Corner TV host and former Miss America Debra Maffett, and more. Fioravanti also had the opportunity to visit the WATC-TV57 studios, where she was interviewed for a segment of This Day With B.J. Arnett.
“ICRS 2014 was a whirlwind of friendly faces, opened doors, and new opportunities for my project 360 Degrees of Grief,” Fioravanti says. “I developed relationships at ICRS that will have far reaching impact beyond the simple ‘fifteen minutes’ of media buzz an author can normally expect from a retail show.”
ICRS, featuring approximately 300 exhibits, brings together more than 2,000 attendees and exhibitors from the United States and more than 50 countries. The most recent show was held June 22-25 at the Georgia Congress Center.
360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope, Volume 1 is available online through major retailers including Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com.
For more information on 360 Degrees of Grief, visit 360degreesbooks.com . For more information on Fioravanti, visit kaylafioravanti.com.
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About 360 Degrees of Grief:
360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope, Volume 1 was borne out of author and editor Kayla Fioravanti’s grief following the death of her mother.
“After my mother died, I started looking for resources to help me make sense of my emotions,” Fioravanti says. “I quickly realized most of the books on the subject deal with grief from only an individual perspective. I was definitely grieving as a daughter losing her mother, but I also knew my father was grieving as a husband losing his wife. Others were grieving the loss of a friend, or grandparent, or mentor. We were all impacted differently.”
Fioravanti’s experience ignited in her a passion to provide comfort to people in the midst and aftermath of a crisis, resulting in the book.
Realizing there are a multitude of different relationships, circumstances and types of grief, Fioravanti tapped into her network and invited writers from around the country to contribute their stories of dealing with this most universal of emotions. She was astounded by the response.
Sixty-four authors, poets and songwriters shared their faith-based experiences of grief from death, divorce, miscarriage, abortion, empty nest, job loss, broken dreams, addiction, pornography, unplanned pregnancy, sickness, mental illness, abandonment, abuse, infertility and more.
“Writing about grief is an intimidating process,” Fioravanti says. “Even though I felt God nudging me to reach out to people for contributions, I wasn’t sure anyone would want to share such raw emotions. The response was overwhelming. In the end it was a very healing process for everyone involved, including both the writers and the editors. We already have material for Volume 2.”
Fioravanti, who contributed to the book and also served as managing editor, points out that the book was about a diverse group of people coming together to share transparently about their experiences with grief in order to minister to a broader spectrum of hurting people.
360 Degrees of Grief: Reflections of Hope, Volume 1 is available online through major retailers including Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com. For more information on 360 Degrees of Grief, visit 360degreesbooks.com.
About Kayla Fioravanti:
Kayla Fioravanti is a wife, mother, author and speaker, and married to her entrepreneur husband, Dennis. The couple live with their three children, Keegan, Selah and Caiden, in Franklin, Tenn.
An expert in the natural cosmetic, aromatherapy and skin care industry, Fioravanti has published five books. She also has contributed to and has been featured in scores of publications, including Real Simple, Self Magazine, Prevention Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Home Business Magazine, Women Entrepreneur, Elle, Redbook, InStyle Magazine, Woman’s World and GQ.
For more information about Fioravanti, visit KaylaFioravanti.com.
About Selah Press:
Selah Press publishes books that glorify God in a variety of literary genres, reaching outside
the boundaries of genres typically written by Christian authors. The website, Selah-Press.com, is designed to set aside a contemplative moment of the day to praise God, encourage one another, share our faith, steady our walk and be inspired by the glory of God.
For more information, visit selah-press.com.
