Your Turn - Media Kit
Hi there! Thanks for helping me get Your Turn: How to Be an Adult out into the world—it truly means a lot, and I can’t wait to hear what you think about the book. The best posts are those that authentically spring from your mind and heart. But we also want to make it easy for you. So, below are photos, graphics, text, and information about the book/me that you can use to customize your posts. Feel free to take what you need!
Referring to the book:
When space is at a premium, use the shorthand Your Turn. When you have room, call it by its full name Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. Please add the hashtag #YourTurnToAdult to every post (this will allow us to find/see what you’ve done!).
Shorthand descriptions of the book:
A groundbreakingly frank guide to growing up
Speaks directly to the heart and mind of people coming into their adulthood
A deeply-inclusive book that imagines all walks of life
For young adults, and for those who love them
A guide for anyone wanting to live their best adult life
Offers compassion, personal experience, and practical strategies for living a more authentic adulthood
Filled with great stories of people just like you
Compassionate, candid, comprehensive guide
Commitment to Inclusion embedded in the book:
Grab the book jacket:
If you feel like using photos of me:
Brief biographical info on me:
Julie Lythcott-Haims believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way.
New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult
New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed memoir on race Real American
TED Talk on how overparenting harms young adults
Former Stanford dean known for her fierce advocacy for young adults
Pre-made social media assets:
Here are some examples of graphics we’re using to promote the book. Click here to download the original image files suitable for either Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, for your use.
If you want to share an existing endorsers blurb like the one below, click here to download.
If you want to make and share your own endorsement like the ones below, click here to download.
If you want to use our language in your post, here are some samples:
General:
In Your Turn, @jlythcotthaims offers practical advice and stories from a diverse group of individuals on the thing we all have to do: ADULT. Spread the word and grab your copy here: bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777 #YourTurnToAdult
Tell me about the moment you knew you were #adulting. For more insight, pick up your copy of Your Turn by @jlythcotthaims today! #YourTurnToAdult bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777
What’s the hardest part of #adulting? In Your Turn, @jlythcotthaims covers everything from how to manage your money, to the value of talking to strangers. Grab your copy here: bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777 #YourTurnToAdult
Inclusion-focused posts:
In Your Turn, @jlythcotthaims shows us precisely how to bring those that have historically been on the margins to the center of the page. #YourTurnToAdult https://bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777
I love the anti-racist, decolonized, inclusive approch to nonfiction exemplified in Your Turn: How to Be an Adult by @jlythcotthaims #YourTurnToAdult https://bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777
After reading Your Turn, I commit to following @jlythcotthaims’ lead to normalize and amplify the stories of marginalized people. #YourTurnToAdult https://bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777
If you have any questions, feel free to email our intern Catherine at catherine@hayfamily.org. Thanks for helping us spread the word about Your Turn! And don’t forget to use the hashtag #YourTurnToAdult
Xo,
