The S Word: A Memoir About Secrets

(Paperback)

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Targeted national print publications for reviews/features: O Magazine, Psychology Today, Girls Life Magazine, Real Simple, National Alliance on Mental Illinois (NAMI) Magazine, Parents, The New Yorker, Marie Claire, The Atlantic, and The NY Times

Targeted regional print publications in authors home state of Illinois: Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times, and Daily Herald

Targeted national radio interview: NPRs Talk of the Nation

Targeted national TV guest spots: The View, Dr. Phil, Today, Good Morning America, OWN

Book to pub in May 2015, in conjunction with National Mental Health Awareness Month; targeted partnerships include Glenn Close nonprofit Bring Change 2 Mind, NAMI, Girls Inc., Institute for the Development of Girls, Philosophys Hope and Grace for Mental Health Initiative

Author speaking engagements at middle and high schools, and venues such as the National Council for Behavioral Health Conference

Author website to launch Q4 2014

Targeted blog posts at Goodreads and Huffington Post (on the outlets Coming of Age Blog)

Author will pitch related posts to appropriate sites (e.g., www.comingofagebooks.com)

Promotion via social media (Twitter and Facebook)

Reviews

Emotionally powerful and so evocative of place and time, Paolina Milanas The S-Word is hard to forget. The drama of the story stays with you long after the last page is turned. Samantha Dunn, author of Failing Paris and Not By Accident.

Author Bio

For a long time, Paolina has told other peoples stories: first as a journalist; then as a PR pro for a nonprofit; then as a storyteller of students for a university; and most recently as a content marketer for the unsung heroes of small business. She has won awards for her fiction pieces and screenplays. The S-Word is her first full-length book.