subject nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
nonfiction fiction united states 03 august 1978 sloane crosley
 sloane crosley publicist , essayist
sloane crosley

sloane crosley -lrb- born august 3 , 1978 -rrb- is a writer living in new york and the author of the collections of essays , `` i was told there 'd be cake '' and `` how did you get this number '' .
she also worked as a publicist at the vintage books division of random house and as an adjunct professor in columbia university 's master of fine arts program .
she graduated from connecticut college in 2000 .
