Author in the News: Betty Shaw on CBS Evening News
As the year ends, we are taking a look back at some of our popular authors. The first in this series is Betty Shaw, whose book, One Simple Text . . . , written together with Dave Bown has just recently been released as an audiobook (in addition to earlier ebook and paperback editions). The trip down memory lane "news" we focus on today is the telling of their story on CBS News . Book description: It was every parent's worst nightmare. On a sun-drenched morning in April 2012, a Maryland state trooper knocked on Betty Shaw's front door and delivered the grim news that her 17-year-old daughter, Liz, had been involved in a horrible car accident and was clinging to life. Liz recovered from her life-threatening injuries but suffered severe and permanent effects from the accident. Texting while driving caused Liz's crash, and she and her mother went on a mission to educate people about the perils of distracted driving. The pair began to speak before various groups, and ...