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Caldwell s book ricochets between light and dark episodes from her 20s in New York City. Whether she s acting up as the listless employee of a jewelry store on Bleecker or mourning the death of her new friend (writer Maggie Estep), Caldwell writes with astonishing clarity, self-awareness, and humor. <b><i>Brooklyn Magazine, </i> We've Got Nothing to Lose: Emily Books Is Disrupting Publishing as Usual </b> She [Chloe] perfectly captures what it s like to try to navigate your way through the traumatic first decade of adulthood. <b><i>Publishers Weekly, </i> The Big Indie Books of Fall 2016 </b> Chloe Caldwell tells you all her secrets in a controlled mania so you can devour them in a more compulsive fashion. I couldn t stop reading this book, and when I was finished I kept looking around to see where my awesome new friend went. She s right in here, brimming with most excellent girldom, a commitment to experience that feels religious, a dedication to vulnerability that likewise radiates holy holy holy. I love this person s life, and I love the way she writes about itfunny and blunt and chatty and truthful. <b>Michelle Tea</b> When she writes, a beautiful energy blazes off the page. This book kicked my ass, heart, and brain. It s wildly entertaining and deeply loving. A heroictriumphin intrepid self-observation. A testament to the heights and depths the personal essay can reach. ChloeCaldwell shows how, in writing about nothing, we can discover theeverything. I amgoing to buy<i>Women</i>immediately. <b>Emma Jane Unsworth</b> Chloe Caldwell is a brilliant essayist; one moment you re laughing your face off and in the next she rips out your heart. I found myself talking out loud to her pages (Yes, that happened to me! and Wait, you did what? ). We re <i>in</i> there, <i>with</i> her, the hoping and the hurting and the living. I ll go back again and again to <i>I ll Tell You In Person</i>. It s about all of us. <b>Megan Stielstra, <i>Once I Was Cool</i></b> I read this book in two breathless days, and basically all I want to do now is eat macaroni and cheese, day drink rose, and harmonize with Chloe Caldwell. I want to be her friend. <b>Samantha Irby</b> Chloe Caldwell has written the ideal female companion book meaning, while reading <i>I ll Tell You in Person, </i> I felt like I had a female companion with me at all times. On the subway, I had my female companion. In my backpack, I had my female companion. On the sidewalk, I held tight to my female companion, and pedestrians would stare at her, so boldly yellow in my hands. Pretty soon my female companion took up residency in my head. She helped me process the world with sass, spite, sympathy, and wit. I don t know what could be better than a book that allows you to be alone but to never feel lonely. <i>I ll Tell You in Person</i> does this and more. It projects the most potent afterglow, and Caldwell is a writer beyond gifted and generous. She is like a sage. <b>Heidi Julavits</b> Chloe Caldwell writes with an emotional intensity that is insightful, heartfelt, and often hilarious.In her new essay collection, <i>I ll Tell You in Person, </i> she perfectly captures what it s like to try and navigate your way through the traumatic first decade of adulthood. It s filled with a raw honesty and voyeuristic allure that s utterly captivating. <b>Shawn Donley, Powell s Books</b> Caldwell s voice is strong and funny, and this collection deals with everything from what it was like for her to define (or fail to define) her sexual identity, the scourge of acne, and what it s like to have a celebrity friend. <b><i>Nylon, </i> 20 Amazing Books To Read For The Rest Of 2016 </b>

Chloe Caldwell tells you all her secrets in a controlled mania so you can devour them in a more compulsive fashion. I couldn t stop reading this book, and when I was finished I kept looking around to see where my awesome new friend went. She s right in here, brimming with most excellent girldom, a commitment to experience that feels religious, a dedication to vulnerability that likewise radiates holy holy holy. I love this person s life, and I love the way she writes about itfunny and blunt and chatty and truthful. Michelle Tea

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Chloe Caldwell is the author of the novella Women, and the essay collection Legs Get Led Astray. Her work has appeared in The Sun, Salon, VICE, Hobart, Nylon, The Rumpus, and Men’s Health, among others. She teaches personal essay and memoir writing in New York City and lives in Hudson.

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