PUBLICITY HIGHLIGHTS:
Publicist, Caitlin Hamilton Summie, [email protected]
• Author incoming Board Chair of the Minnesota chapter of the National Kidney Foundation, has strong ties to national office
• Nationwide media outreach to Publishers Weekly and other trades, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, Hope for Women, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota Monthly, MPR, WCCO, KARE, KSTP, Book Riot, The Kathryn Zox Show, NPR, NPR/The Body Show, other radio and podcasts, book bloggers and Instagrammers, alumni/university media, publications of the National Kidney Foundation, health publications
• Events in Minnesota, and elsewhere as the author’s budget, schedule, and COVID allow. Virtual and in-person events at bookstores, associations, conferences, workshops, libraries, book festivals. Talks with chapters of the National Kidney Association
• Content placement
• Social media campaign
• Author website
• Marketing to include re-promote on National Kidney Day on March 11th as well as targeted ads and promotions to kidney health related communities, book clubs, women readers of memoir

2024 International Impact Book Awards Winner: Family and Medical Book of Excellence Award Winner: Family Publishers Weekly, starred review, PW Book of the Week, August 2023 At twenty-two, Jennifer Cramer-Miller was thrilled with her new job, charming boyfriend, and Seattle apartment. Then she received a devastating autoimmune diagnosis - and suddenly, rather than planning for a bright future, she found herself soaking a hospital pillow with tears and grappling with words like 'progressive' and 'incurable.' That day, Cramer-Miller unwillingly crossed over from wellness to chronic illness - from thriving to kidney failure. Her chances of survival hinged upon the expertise of doctors, the generosity of strangers, and the benevolence of loved ones. But what kind of life would that be? Spanning two-plus decades, this family love story explores loss and acceptance, moving forward with uncertainty, and forging a path to joy. Four kidney transplants later, Cramer-Miller is here to shine a bright light on people helping people in difficult times with a story that will make you want to hug the humans you love. Because sometimes it's the sorrows that threaten to pull us apart that ultimately unite us in hope.