Praise for Glamorous Disasters:

"Schrefer makes his mark as a clever new writer to watch."
- Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada

"A mordant, moral novel of social observation and social hierarchy in the tradition of Edith Wharton, Glamorous Disasters also recalls literature's array of ambitious-young-man narratives, from Lost Illusions to The Great Gatsby, with just a hint of Bright Lights, Big City to hasten its inevitable trip up the bestseller list."
- Darcy Cosper, author of Wedding Season

"Schrefer's acutely observed, smoothly written confection promises to do for overprivileged high schoolers what The Devil Wears Prada did for snotty fashion editors and The Nanny Diaries for Park Avenue moms."
- Newsweek

"confirms what we always expected about the uber-rich, tempering the novel's easy momentum and voyeurism with insightful... class-conscious social critique."
- Publisher's Weekly

"Schrefer's clever debut…delivers a gleefully biting and witty story."
-Booklist

"The buzz: Schrefer's gossipy roman clef is being compared to best-selling New York tell-alls The Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada."
- USAToday [read the full "Breakout Author" article]

"Schrefer also has written a morality tale about the special help Manhattan rich kids receive as their parents spend tens of thousands of dollars to coach them into the Ivy League. But mostly Glamorous Disasters is about dollars and decadence on the upper East Side.
That's always fun."
- NY Daily News

"A trenchant look at the junior Fifth Avenue set and the educated young tutors who ensure that they will coast their way into the Ivy League. In this entertaining and compelling debut, Eliot Schrefer reveals both how obvious and how subtle class differences can be--and that even the most expensive educations don't guarantee a strong moral compass."
- Tom Dolby, author of Trouble Boy

"Schrefer... has a fine eye for the insularity and subtle viciousness of the Thayers' world"
- Kirkus