I'LL TELL YOU IN PERSON

"The liberating thing about publishing an essay collection before you are a fully formed person is that there is nothing to fear. You have no readers. No experience. No memories of doing it before. No wounds. The bad thing about publishing an essay collection at twenty-five, when the frontal lobe has barely finished developing, is there is nothing to fear. No readers. No experience. No memories of doing it before. No wounds."

In I’LL TELL YOU IN PERSON Chloe writes with unflinching honest and humor about her struggles in life, flailing in jobs and in love, getting addicted and un-addicted to people, food, and drugs. As Chloe navigates passionate love affairs, drug addiction, complicated friendships, and the highs and lows of experiencing independence and becoming an adult, her truth-telling stories will resonate with readers who are finding their own footing in life. A powerful and personal essay collection. “One of the most endearing and exciting writers of a generation.” —Los Angeles Review of Books “Caldwell is refreshingly regular and, German sojourn notwithstanding, unspoiled. Not once does the word ‘internship’ appear.” —The Village Voice “Chloe Caldwell has written the ideal “female companion book”—meaning, while reading, I felt like I had a female companion with at all times. On the subway, I had my female companion. In my backpack, I had my female companion. On the sidewalk, I held on 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’ll Tell You in Persondoes this and more. It projects the most potent afterglow, and Caldwell is a writer beyond gifted and generous. She is like a sage. ” —Heidi Julavits, author of The Folded Clock https://chloecaldwell.com