The 4 Year Olympian
From First Stroke to Olympic Medallist
by Jeremiah Brown
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Pub Date Apr 17 2018 | Archive Date Mar 31 2018
Dundurn | Dundurn Press
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Description
After nearly being incarcerated at age seventeen and becoming a father at nineteen, Jeremiah Brown manages to grow up into a responsible young adult. But while juggling the demands of a long-term relationship, fatherhood, mortgage payments, and a nine-to-five banking career, he feels something is missing. A new goal captures his imagination: What would it take to become an Olympian?
Guided by a polarizing coach, Brown and his teammates plumb the depths of physical and mental exertion in pursuit of a singular goal. The 4 Year Olympian is a story of courage, perseverance, and overcoming self-doubt, told from the perspective of an unlikely competitor.
Advance Praise
"Jeremiah Brown is a badass athlete with the soul of a writer. This is not your average, sanitized account of the path to Olympic glory—it's a brutally honest, funny, and at times horrifying book about what it really takes to change your own life."
—Kate Fillion, bestselling author of The Darkest Dark and How We Can Win
"A gutsy, unflinching and ultimately inspiring peek beyond the Olympic podium at the high cost of chasing precious metal—be it gold, silver or bronze. Jeremiah Brown writes the way he raced, with rage and pain and power. He holds nothing back."
—Ken McQueen, veteran writer for Maclean's Magazine and has covered nine Olympic Games
"Startlingly frank, at times wrenching, Jeremiah Brown's account of his journey to an Olympic medal is an inspiration—not just for athletes but for anyone who is facing a challenge they think is insurmountable."
— Tom McCarthy, award-winning author, and editor of Facing Ali, a Sports Illustrated Top Book of the Year
"A story of family, ferocious determination, and the remarkable people who helped make it possible!"
— Charley Butt, Men's Heavyweight Rowing Head Coach, Harvard University
Marketing Plan
Four Year Olympian MP
ADVERTISING
Consumer, trade, and library wholesaler advertising campaign
MARKETING MATERIALS
Postcards
Chapbook
EVENTS
Festival pitches
Event promotion: posters, evites
Trade shows, school and library conferences
Launch event, Toronto
DIGITAL MARKETING
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Dundurn.com campaigns
Cover and sample chapter reveal
Guest Post on Dundurn Blog
Digital Reader Copies available: NetGalley, Edelweiss
Consumer, library, bookseller, and author newsletters
SPECIAL OUTREACH
Key Influencer mailing
Niche marketing to associations and interest groups
Bookseller mailing, enhanced packaging
PUBLICITY
Targeted media and blogger review mailings
Advance Reading Copies available, enhanced quantity
MERCHANDISING
Shelf Talkers
Book hashtag: #4YearOlympian
Author Website: jeremiahspeaks.com
Author Twitter:@JeremiahFBrown
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781459741317 |
| PRICE | $22.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
