“BUT YOU'RE STILL SO YOUNG is a balm to the soul with extra special salience in uncertain times. Kayleen Schaefer weaves together eight vivid portraits of living out a decade "no one has given a name to" in a time when we're neither too young or too old, when we're searching for what we want to do, who we want to spend our time with, and who we are, all while facing rampant job insecurity, rising debts, and the threat of "geriatric" pregnancies. Schaefer is a candid guide throughout, as she unveils her own experience as a woman who still has "not fully transitioned to adulthood." How deeply relatable! I just love this book.”
— Susannah Cahalan, New York Times bestselling author of Brain on Fire
“[A] work of milestone myth busting….Schaefer mixes social science, psychology, original reporting, and personal anecdotes into a work of nonfiction that is as compact and refreshing as a soft-serve ice cream cone….Clearheaded and full of heart, BUT YOU’RE STILL SO YOUNG offers a gentle indictment of a broken system and also a soothing message: Nobody’s got it all figured out.”
— VOGUE, Best Books of 2021
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“[A] witty, deep memoir [that] digs into the power and the glory of female friendships...Where to start unpacking the good news that Kayleen Schaefer broadcasts in her timely, nimble, essential memoir...Every page of this book has something valuable to impart about the necessity of fostering female bonds and tending them with the same care we give to our relationships with family, spouses, and children.”
— Elle
“Reading Text Me When You Get Home feels like experiencing its subject—the intimate, slow-burning, miraculously comfortable thrill of making and keeping a lifelong friend. Kayleen Schaefer’s affectionate and clear-sighted exploration of female friendship is as romantic as a movie and as honest as the conversation on the third day of a road trip; reading it is as delightful as walking into a bar on a weeknight to see your friend already seated and ordering your drink.”
— Jia Tolentino, New York Times bestselling author of Trick Mirror
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