The Game We Play

Strong candidate to garner attention as a 'Debut Author' due to Lanier's capacity for crafting mature, morally complex narratives with palpable narrative pull. Her complex world-view is shocking given her young age.Capable of blending gut-wrenching, dirty realism with the savvy wit of a Jezebel.com columnist.Enthusiastic endorsements from Joe Meno and Alissa Nutting indicate that author is poised to make a splash with 18-35 year old readers, particularly women.Social media-savvy allows Lanier to maximize outreach to audiences in cities on her book tour.Lanier is also a talented photographer, having studied at Rochester Institute of Technology and Columbia College Chicago.Access to major Chicago media outlets will grant author national visibility rare for a first time author."How Tommy Sotto Breaks Your Heart" published in Annalemmacontributes to The Spoiler's Hand