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In this funny, heartbreaking, timely memoir-told in the form of college admission essays?Irena Smith illuminates the dissonance of working as a college consultant in Palo Alto, California, helping the best and brightest students in the country gain admission to highly selective schools, even as her own children are unraveling.
About the author
Irena was born in the former Soviet Union and grew up in Moscow; when she was nine, her family emigrated from the USSR and sought asylum in the United States as political refugees. In spite of tearfully vowing that she would never, not ever, learn English, she went on to receive a PhD in comparative literature from UCLA and teach humanities and composition at Stanford before transitioning to college admissions work and writing. She an inveterate advocate of reading as many books as possible, chocolate-covered espresso beans, and the Oxford comma. For more information, visit www.irenasmith.com and follow her on Facebook or Twitter at @irenawrites.
Summary
In this funny, heartbreaking, timely memoir—told in the form of college admission essays—Irena Smith illuminates the dissonance of working as a college consultant in Palo Alto, California, helping the best and brightest students in the country gain admission to highly selective schools, even as her own children are unraveling.
Foreword
Crystal Patriarche, BookSparks, $20,000 campaign:
- National print, broadcast, and online media campaign
- Local print, broadcast, and online media campaign
- Widespread Galley distribution to National, local, and niche markets
- Targeted trade media campaign for reviews and spotlights
- Digital marketing campaign including blog tour
- Branded graphics package including print collateral, social media graphics, email and newsletter banners
- Early reviewer promotions on Goodreads option
- Strategy to position author as an expert
- Book or event tour
