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For Your Consideration: Series/Series #: For Your Consideration, #3 Nichole Perkins

TARGET CONSUMER: Fans of Maya Rudolph Readers of the For Your Consideration series Fans of Thirst Aid Kit Fans of female comedians and aspiring female comedians

ON SALE 11/10/2020 For fans of the inimitable Maya Rudolph, this illustrated collection of Announced 1st Print: 50,000 humorous essays and fun extras makes the case for the versatility and star power of the SNL alum, actress, and singer, from the co-host of QUIRK BOOKS the popular Thirst Aid Kit. TR: 9781683692232 / $14.99/$19.99 EL: 9781683692249 / $9.99/$19.99 Maya Rudolph is a true chameleon. She can do a perfect impression of BISAC 1: Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment on , sing like in her tribute band & Performing Arts Princess, turn a rote job as a presenter at an awards show into a viral moment, BISAC 2: Humor - Topic - Celebrity & Popular Culture give us iconic comedy moments in movies like Bridesmaids (we'll never look at BISAC 3: Social Science - Popular Culture a wedding dress the same way), and make us invested in her friendships with Page Count: 144 Trim Size: 5 x 7-1/2 , , and and her marriage to Paul Thomas Carton Count: 48 Anderson. Yet in her 20-plus years in the entertainment industry, Maya hasn't won any major awards, has only appeared solo on a handful of magazine covers, and Publicity and Marketing has never been given the opportunity to helm a major network show. She's an Feature Site: "Twice As Good: How Black Actresses icon who hasn't received the icon treatment--and we're here to fix that. Get Half the Recognition" (BuzzFeed) Composed of five critical essays and fun extras, For Your Consideration: Maya https://bit.ly/33LWn6C Rudolph makes the case for why you should care about her legendary career, Local Nashville events and publicity from SNL to , and consider her one of the greatest comedians of National and local print outreach. her generation. Online media campaign CONTINUING TO BUILD THE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION SERIES: Following in the Holiday Gift Guide Outreach footsteps of The Rock and Keanu Reeves this book is a well-timed look at a beloved but Social media and online promotions critically underappreciated celebrities who hasn't received much--if any--literary Influencer outreach attention. Holiday gift giving campaign MAYA IS ALWAYS THERE!: Every since she came to national attention on Saturday Promotion on QuirkBooks.com Night Live, Maya has periodically appeared on our screeens, from movies to TV show to awards shows. She was the co-star of the critically-adored miniseries Forever on Amazon, part of an ensemble that reunited many SNL alums in 's Wine Country, and has been nominated for two Emmys for her current guest star role as The Judge on The Good Place. She is also married to the award-winning auteur director , and always does the awards circuit when he releases new films, earning raves for her daring fashion choices. PERFECT MARRIAGE OF AUTHOR AND SUBJECT: Influential and well connected culture writer (formerly of BuzzFeed) Nichole Perkins is the perfect person to write this book. As a woman of color, she'll explore the unique challenges Maya has faced as a biracial woman in while also celebrating her major achievements in landing roles traditionally reserved for white actresses. Author Bio: Nichole Perkins is a writer from Nashville, Tennessee. Around the internet, Nichole writes about the intersections of pop culture, race, sex, gender, and relationships. She is a 2017 Audre Lorde Fellow at the inaugurual Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat and a 2017 BuzzFeed Emerging Writers fellow. Her first collection of poetry, Lilith But Dark, was published by Publishing Genius in July 2018. Residence: New York, NY Hometown: Nashville, TN Author Site: nicholeperkins.com Social: @tnwhiskeywoman on