I was lucky enough to meet Gwen back in 2013 for a signing she was doing in the Miami area for her book, Love Saves the Day<\/em>. Gwen is clearly a talented writer, and as you might expect, she is also upbeat, down to earth, and rather humorous. She is also incredibly kind-hearted and generous and that is what Kittenish<\/em> is all about. 200 pages of a collection of cat selfies spoofing Kim Kardashian\u2019s bestselling \u201cSelfish<\/em>,\u201d Kittenish<\/em> showcases hundreds of photos of cats taken by the cats themselves, submitted by cat owners from several dozen countries and every continent on the globe except Antarctica. But unlike Kim Kardashian, 100% of the proceeds from Kittenish<\/em> will be donated to Humane Society International<\/a> to fund ongoing relief efforts for the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hanging out with Gwen Cooper, and Miami resident and friend, Christine Michaels.<\/p><\/div>\n Deeply moved by the news coverage and the subsequent report that the\u00a0quake killed more than 8,000 people and injured thousands more, Gwen felt compelled to do something. She writes in her Foreword:<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026Kittenish was intended to give those of us watching in horror as the effects of Nepal\u2019s earthquakes unfolded the opportunity to do something meaningful, yet also realistic given our limitations as individual animal lovers. Large-scale human tragedies are almost always animal tragedies as well\u2014and vice versa. Many of the animals displaced and\/or injured during the earthquakes are working animals, animals who contribute to the livelihoods of people whose lives were already difficult \u2013 and, of course, beloved companion animals. It should come as no surprise that there were many people who refused to evacuate dangerous areas \u2013 at peril to their own lives \u2013 simply because they wouldn\u2019t leave their animal friends behind\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Gwen initially created a fundraiser for Animal Nepal and raised over $13,000 in just under 24 hours. But being the humanitarian she is, she wanted to do more and speared headed Kittenish<\/em>, a crowd-sourced project that had over 8000 fabulous feline entries sent to her within 5 days. From this, Gwen chose 400 plus pictures for Kittenish<\/em>, including two from my blogging cat buddies \u2013 Cody from Cat Chat with Caren and Cody<\/a> and Odin from Cat Wisdom 101<\/a>. Of note too, most of the pictures Gwen chose are of rescue cats.<\/p>\n A sampling of some of the wonderful feline selfies in Kittenish. Photo courtesy of Gwen Cooper\/Kittenish – All Rights Reserved.<\/p><\/div>\n The concept is great \u2013 Gwen took three enormously popular aspects of our culture \u2013 cats, selfies, and the Kardashians and turned the whole thing into something with meaning and heart. If you would like to help animals and aid in the recovery of Nepal, please visit Gwen\u2019s website here<\/a>. Kittenish retails in eBook format for a minimum suggested price of $3.99, and as a print-on-demand physical book for $23.99. It’s a victory for everyone who makes a purchase – not only are you helping\u00a0animals (and the humans that love them) in Nepal, but you are also getting a keepsake quality book filled with hundreds of cute, humorous, and endearing pictures of cats!<\/p>\n![\"Kittenish-Cover-(2)\"](\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Kittenish-Cover-2.jpg\")
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