Press Kit
Allen Anderson, pet-expert, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and co-founders of the Angel Animals Network, help people discover and benefit from the miraculous powers of animals. Dedicated to promoting human-animal companionship, Allen and his wife Linda donate a portion of proceeds from their work to animal rescue organizations and they also do fundraising activities.
To view Allen Anderson speaking about the
benefits and complexities of human-animal companionship and telling his
personal miracle
story
click HERE.
Facts and Figures for Interviews
Note: Upon request from media outlets, the Andersons' publisher, New World Library, will also send a press kit with national news articles, bookcover artwork, bio details, images of Allen and book interior photos.
Contact:
Allen or Linda Anderson
POB 26354
Minneapolis, MN 55426
E-mail: angelanimals@angelanimals.net
Websites: www.petpointman.com, www.angelanimals.net, www.rescuedsavinganimals.net
www.writingontherun.com
PH: 952-925-3309
Cellular: 612-770-7971 or 612-802-6179
FAX: 951-915-4729
or
Monique Muhlenkamp, publicist
New World Library
PH: 800-972-6657 ext. 15
E-mail: monique@newworldlibrary.com
Sampling of International Media
Television News Interviews featuring Pet-Experts Allen and Linda Anderson
Click Showcase, KARE 11 (NBC) to watch a recent interview featuring Pet-experts Allen and Linda Andersontalking about their book Angel Animals:Divine Messengers of Miracles.
Click WCCO (CBS) Evening News to watch an interview with Allen and Linda Anderson.
Click KARE 11 (NBC) Morning News to watch a news interview with
Allen and Linda Anderson
Click Showcase Minnesota, KARE 11 (NBC) to watch an interview show featuring Allen and Linda Anderson
Click Amazing Angel Animals to watch how authors Allen and Linda Anderson reach out with their amazing message -- animals and people are spiritual partners in this world.
There are excerpts from KARE 11 EXTRA (NBC), FOX 9 News, and WCCO (CBS) News.
KARE 11 EXTRA, NBC (Twin Cities) features Allen and Linda Anderson.
Willard Scott, The Today Show, NBC features Willard Scott talking about Angel Animals.
Fox 2 Morning News Show (St. Louis) features an interview with Allen and Linda Anderson.
Allen and Linda Anderson are interviewed on Dr. Greenfield's talk show "The Family Pet" on Channel 12 Long Island News (Long Island, New
York).
On KATU TV, (Portland) Linda Anderson is interviewed about her work with Angel Animals.
Allen and Linda Anderson are guests on Fox 7 News Morning Edition in Austin, Texas.
Story in Angel Dogs: Divine Messengser of Love was featured on The Montel Show.
Note: DVDs are available with additional television interviews featuring Allen and Linda Anderson upon request by media outlets.
Radio Interviews featuring Pet-Experts Allen and Linda Anderson
NPR Living on Earth with Steve Curwood "No Pet Left Behind"Click LISTEN to hear the audio version.
Conscious Animal Radio with host Christine Agro. Click HERE to listen to an interview with Allen and Linda Anderson.
Rev. Jamie Sanders interviews Linda Anderson on his program Spirituality Today: A Spiritual Book Club. Click HERE to listen to the interview. (Note: After going to Rev. Jamie Sanders website, scroll down the program list and click Angel Animals.)
Allen and Linda Anderson have been interviewed on BBC Radio discussing their books and articles about Angel Animals.
Animals Wise Radio has interviewed Allen and Linda Anderson.
The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell
WILL AM 580
Allen and Linda Anderson have been featured guests on Animal Radio
Von Braschler's Healing with your Pets
Voice America Radio
The Good Life with Jesse Dylan
USA Radio Network
KWLM News talk Radio
KOOL 105FM
WCCO News Talk 830
Note: Click Calendar of Events to view presentations, previous and currently scheduled television and radio interview.
"This is a lovely book gift idea! It is called Angel Animals by Allen and Linda Anderson. If you love dogs and cats, you’ll love this book . . . a great book about animals!"
—Willard Scott, NBC, The Today Show
Articles about Allen Anderson
Note: The publisher (New World Library) will also send a press kit which includes national and regional news articles about Allen and Linda Anderson, bookcover artwork, images, bio details, and interior book photographs upon request by media outlets.
Guided Journal
Allen and Linda Anderson's Guided Journal is featured on Beliefnet.com
Awards
Pet-experts Allen and Linda Anderson were winners of the 2007 American
Society of
Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Outstanding Book Award for Rescued: Saving
Animals from Disaster
Allen and Linda Anderson were recipients of a Certificate of Commendation from Governor Tim Pawlenty in recognition of their contributions as authors enhancing the economy and welfare of the state of Minnesota.
Allen and Linda Anderson teach writing at the Loft Literary Center, in Minneapolis.,
Kay C. Goss, CEM, Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communication, Homeland Security wrote "RESCUED: Saving Animals from Disaster was very well received by the students and my faculty colleagues. It
provided a very helpful framework for our [Animals in Disaster, Spring 2007, Arkansas Tech University] course study."
Winner of USA 2006 Best Books National Book Award in Pet/Animal category for Rescued: Saving Animals from Disasters.
High Resolution Images
E-mail me at angelanimals@aol.com and we will send you high resolution book and speaking images.
BIO
Allen Anderson is a best selling author, writing instructor, and inspirational speaker. He earned a B.S. degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Georgia. For seven years, he worked as a public relations and training specialist for a computer software company and traveled the country speaking, facilitating workshops and training sessions. He has years in print and broadcast journalism, writing, teaching, photography, news reporting, public relations, military, law enforcement, and book and article publishing. His professional accomplishments, combined with being married for over twenty years, being a parent of two children, and operating a writing-editing business with his wife, give him a broad and extensive background with multiple areas of expertise and firsthand experiences.
He is an instructor at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. His speaking, consultations, and presentations have taken him to cities across the mainland United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Canada as well as to Great Britain, The Netherlands, France, Australia, and West Africa. He is profiled in Jackie Waldman’s, The Courage to Give, a book that was featured on a 1999 Oprah show. Allen Anderson was awarded a 2004 Certificate of Commendation from Governor Tim Pawlenty in recognition of his contribution as an author enhancing the State of Minnesota.
Allen Anderson is co-founder of Writing on the Run™, an organization that helps people find time and space for writing. The Writer’s Digest E-Newsletter recommends his Web site (www.writingontherun.com). The 2006 Writer’s Market published his article on finding time and space to write. Allen Anderson offers inspirational speaking and presentations for organizations, events, and meetings of professionals and people from all walks of life who want to write for pleasure or publication.
In 1996, Allen Anderson co-founded the Angel Animals® Network (www.angelanimals.net) to raise awareness of the life enrichment and health benefits people receive from their relationships with animals. He is co-author of a series of successful books about the bond between people and animals. With positive reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Library Journal, Country Living, Cat Fancy, Best Friends, Animal Wellness, Times-Picayune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tuscon Citizen, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Animal People plus dozens of other national publications, his books have been listed in Amazon.com Hot 100 and Barnes & Noble’s Top 10, What America Is Reading. Celebrities Tippi Hedren, Valerie Harper, Brian McRay, Ben Stein, Gretchen Wyler, Marc Bekoff, Johathan Balcombe, Karen Dawn, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty White, Dr. Larry Dossey, Dr. Marty Becker, Penelope Smith, and Richard Simmons are a few who have endorsed or contributed stories to the books.
Anderson’s work has been featured twice on NBC’s The Today Show and on ABC’s Peter Jennings Nightly News. He has been the subject of numerous national magazine and wire service articles and was interviewed for London newspapers and the BBC.
Allen publishes two online newsletters, which reach over 20,000 readers in 50 states and 42 countries. He writes newspaper and magazine columns and articles and sponsors writing contests at his Web sites.
The partial list of magazines, journals, newspapers, and e-zines that have published Allen Anderson’s articles are Awareness Magazine, The Edge, Wellness, Aquarius, Angel Animals© Newsletter, Writing on the Run Tip of the Week, 2006 Writer’s Market, New Frontier Magazine, E. D. Herb, Turtle River Press, Common Ground, The Animal Times, Twin Cities Wellness Magazine, Lajoie Journal, Amenities, Courage to Give, The Unknowns, and The Wellington Journal.
Allen Anderson’s current books are Angel Animals: Exploring Our Spiritual Connection with Animals, (Dutton-Plume, 1999), and books published by New World Library: Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of Comfort (2004), and God’s Messengers: What Animals Teach Us about the Divine (2003), Angel Dogs: Divine Messengers of Love (2005), Rainbows & Bridges: The Animal Companion Memorial Kit (2005) Angel Horses: Divine Messengers of Hope (2006), Rescued: Saving Animals from Disaster (2006), and Angel Animals: Divine Messengers of Miracles (2007).
Allen is a member of the American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA), the Minnesota Screenwriters’ Workshop and other writing groups in the Twin Cities.
Allen Anderson
Speaker • Author • Consultant
Books by
Allen and Linda Anderson
New World Library is publisher of the Angel Animals series of books. New World Library is an important supplier
of great books for animal lovers.
Available July 2008:
Saying Good-bye to Your Angel Animals: Finding Comfort after Losing Your Pet
Available September 2008:
Angel Dogs with a Mission: Divine Messengers in Service to All Life
Foreword by MARC BEKOFF, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals
Angel Animals:
Divine Messengers
of Miracles
Angel Horses:
Divine Messengers
of Hope
RESCUED:
Saving Animals from
Disaster
Angel Dogs:
Divine Messengers
of Love
Angel Cats:
Divine Messengers
of Comfort
Rainbows & Bridges:
An Animal Companion Memorial Kit
God's Messengers:
What Animals Teach Us about the Divine
Angel Animals:
Exploring Our Spiritual Connection with Animals
(Dutton, 1999)
Upcoming:
Available July 2008:
Saying Good-bye to Your Angel Animals: Finding Comfort after Losing Your Pet
Available September 2008:
Angel Dogs with a Mission: Divine Messengers in Service to All Life
Available September 2009:
Angel Horses with a Mission
Copyright © 2002-2008. All rights reserved.
No part may be used without permission.
The term Pet Pointman™ is a trademark term.
Allen Anderson, P.O.B. 26354, Minneapolis, MN 55426
Call 952-925-3309 or e-mail angelanimals@aol.com for more details or to book presentations.
"RESCUED: Saving Animals from Disaster was very well received by the students and my faculty colleagues. It provided a very helpful framework for our [Animals in Disaster, Spring 2007, Arkansas Tech University] course study."
--Kay C. Goss, CEM, Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communications, Homeland
Security
Press Releases
2008
2007
Press Release, November 1, 2007: The Best Bee Story Ever Told
Press Release, August 20, 2007: Who Knew Animals Have a Sixth Sense?
Press Release, February 20, 2007: New Contest to Discover Dogs Who Found Their Purpose in Life
2006
Press Release, November 16, 2006: New Book Rides High on Hope and Horses
Press Release, November 16, 2006: The Best Christmas Present You Can Give Your Pet
Press Release, August 16, 2006: New Book Honors Animal Rescuers -- Unsung Heros of Hurricane Katrina
Press Release, August 8, 2006: New Book Says, "Save Your Pet, Save Your Life"
Press Release, July 10, 2006: Rescued Saving Animals from Disaster
2005
Press Release, November 22, 2005: Air Force One Guard Has Ghost-whisperer Experience with Dog from the Afterlife
Press Release, November 22, 2005: Who Knew? Cats Can Be Cardiologists
Press Release, November 22, 2005: The Dog Who Helped Parishioners Renew Their Relationship with God
Press Release, October 27, 2005: A Dog Salutes a Fallen Soldier for Veteran's Day
Press Release, October 20, 2005: Memorial Services for Pets Becoming a National Trend
Press Release, October 19, 2005: Dog from the Afterlife Warns Woman of Need for a Mammogram
Press Release, October 18, 2005: How Dogs and Cats Are Helping Cancer Patients Heal
Press Release, October 14, 2005: Why Love Me -- Love My Dog?
Press Release, October 13, 2005: Hurricane Katrina Reveals the Agony of Pet Loss
Press Release, October 13, 2005: Is Your Horse an Angel in Disguise?
Press Release, October 13, 2005: Writing on the Run -- Life is Your Page
Press Release, October 12, 2005: Burying Grief over Pet Loss Increases Health Risks
Press Release, October 12, 2005: Who Saves the Animals from Disasters?
Press Release, October 12, 2005: Why Did People Refuse to Abandon Their Dogs?
2004
Press Release, November 12, 2004: Cancer and America's Deteriorating Health: A New Kind of Cat and Dog Fight
Press Release, November 14, 2004: What Are Dogs and Cats Doing to Fight Breast Cancer?
Press Release, September 1, 2004: Early Election Results Are in : Cats Rule!
Press Release, July 9, 2004: Writing on the Run: The Natural Way to Write Any Time, Any Place
Press Release, November 14, 2004: Is Your Dog an Angel in Disguise?
Press Release, November 14, 2004: God's Messengers, What Animals Teach Us about the Divine
2002
Press Release, December 7, 2002: Millions Are Sleeping with Angel Animals
Sampling of comments from a recent talk given at the Minnesota Association Veterinary Technicians (MAVT) regional conference:
“Incredibly moving, emotional, and motivating! It is a must for all my colleagues.”
--Heidi Willcocks, CVT, Stacy, Minnesota
“Touching stories and filled with meaning!”
--Amy, CVT, Bloomington, Minnesota
“Your presentation showed that the human/animal bond is unbreakable.”
--Janet Savage, CVT, Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Very inspirational and motivating.”
--Misty Messman, CVT, Hudson, Wisconsin
“Eye opening! I learned things most people do not realized happened. A lot to thing about.”
--Amy, CVT, Prior Lake, Minnesota
“Great Information! Made me cry in a good way!”
--Tiffany Bates, CVT, Brule, Wisconsin
“Very interesting! Prior to your presentation, I was unaware of all the things that went on in New Orleans. Very very good!”
--Jodi, CVT, Courtland, Minnesota
“I loved your presentation! Very inspiring! It reminds me why I got into this field.”
--Megan Wahlund, CVT, Burnsville, Minnesota
“Wonderful presentation. Very informative and was good to hear.”
--Jennifer Tracy, CVT, Byron, Minnesota
“Anyone who loves animals should go to this presentation. Loved the images and stories.”
--Marcie Meierhofer, CVT, Woodburg, Minnesota
“Very moving and informative.”
--Laura Ledo, St. Paul, Minnesota
“I especially liked the pictures and movies that were part of your presentation. The stories and examples were very touching.”
--Melissa, CVT, Roseville, Minnesota
“Informative, engaging, and inspiring!”
--Holly, CVT, Long Lake, Minnesota
“A few tears slipped by. Wonderful and inspiring!”
--Laura Brevig, Student MSB, Rochester, Minnesota
"Incourages you to teach others and the value of helping animals."
--Crystal Neitzel, student, Arcadia, Wisconsin
"Informative and moving!"
--Debi, AHT, Chaska, Minnesota
Sampling of Book Endorsements
"It is important to tell these stories so we can learn from both the successes and disappointments of that [Hurricane Katrina animal rescue] unforgettable ordeal."
--John Ensign, DVM, U.S. Senator, from the foreword for RESCUED
"RESCUED: Saving Animals from Disaster was very well received by the students and my faculty colleagues. It provided a very helpful framework for our [Animals in Disaster, Spring 2007, Arkansas Tech University] course study."
--Kay C. Goss, CEM, Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Communications, Homeland Security
"Compelling, fascinating, and most importantly highly moral."
--Ben Stein, author, actor, commentator
"The Andersons have done it again! AngelDogs is a healing and heart-opening book. Highly recommended."
--Doreen Virtue, author of Angel Medicine and Healing with the
Angels
"I love Angel Dogs.
Its stories and messages will amaze and delight you. Allen and Linda Anderson's
book will make a wonderful gift for all your dog-loving friends, for anyone who
is considering adopting or rescuing a dog, and for those who have lost a
beloved dog. Read it and marvel at what the world looks like through the eyes
of some of God's most loving creatures."
--Willard Scott, NBC's The Today Show
"In Angel Cats, it is not the fog but the love that comes in on little cat feet. What a delightful collection of stories! There are stories here that warm the heart, and that set the soul to pondering: hmm, are those wings I see in dreamlike whisps coming off of my cat's shoulders? After you finish these stories, you won't have to wonder anymore --- you'll be convinced. Thank you, thank you Allen and Linda
for continuing to remind us of our spirit connection to animals."
--Susan Chernak McElroy, Animals As Teachers and Healers
"As a believer and one who lives the message, my heart was touched by Angel Cats. I have long realized that it is not an accident that three-quarters of our lifeline is feline. So read, laugh, cry, and become a more complete human being through the angel cats and the lifeline they provide."
--Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of 365 Prescriptions for the Soul and Love, Medicine & Miracles
“The engaging true stories in Angel Cats support a
shift in perspective taking place around the world. More and more people are
discovering that animals are not inferior. . . but are instead highly
intelligent, spiritually evolved, and genuinely altruistic beings.”
--Marta
Williams, biologist, animal communicator, and author of Learning Their
Language
"As a lifelong animal lover, it is a delight to see them celebrated in such a positive way. You and your pet will enjoy reading this together."
--Betty White, actress/author
"Animals truly are angels upon the earth, as Allen and Linda Anderson so beautifully remind us in their wonderful book, God's Messengers. Their heart-opening stories are inspirational, and remind us to take wonderful care of our animal friends."
--Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., author, Messages from Your Angels and Angel Therapy
"This sensitive book shows what is so obvious, but what so few people see: that animals can be spiritual messengers and comforters and such a grace for us -- and that God uses animals to help us all along our way. Thank goodness Allen and Linda Anderson are documenting this beautiful part of life for all to witness."
--Kristin von Kreisler, author of For
Bea: The Story of the Dog Who Changed My Life
"If you love horses and appreciate the countless gifts they bring to our lives, you will want to keep this exceptional collection of heartwarming stories close to your bedside for inspirational reading. Angel Horses is a rare gift to the world of equines."
--Linda Tellington-Jones, founder of the Tellington TTouch Method
"For cultures as diverse as the Celts and the Plains Indians, horses not only represent 'the other' but are considered an oracle, a link to the spirit world. So, too, the horses we meet in Allen and Linda Anderson's collection of stories come to us equine messengers who, if we are willing to listen, remind us of our own roles and responsibilities to all sentient beings. The stories in Angel Horses are told with passion
and insight into the horse-human bond."
--Anna Banks, PhD, Equine message practitioner and editor of womantalkhorses.com
"Angel Animals explores the spiritual connection between animals and people, which is something that we should all learn about."
--Bash Dibra, internationally acclaimed animal behaviorist, trainer and author
"These stories show the beautiful and undeniable spiritual connection between people and animals."
--Kriston von Kreisler, author of The Compassion of Animals
“An inspirational and insightful volume . . . to help open our hearts and minds. Read it and love it!”
--Allen M. Schoen, author of Love, Miracles, and Animal Healing and Kindred Spirits
"Angel Animals says it all on our love and need for animals in our lives."
--Roger Caras, President Emeritus, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals