A personal and sociological examination-and ultimately a celebration-of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society
Kayleen Schaefer is a journalist and author of the bestselling Kindle Single memoir Fade Out. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Vogue, and many other publications. She currently lives in New York City, and Text Me When You Get Home is her first book.
Praise for Text Me When You Get Home
"A memoir of female friendship issues a call to action for
BFFs everywhere."--The New York Times Book Review "Text
Me has the thrills and laughs of a romantic comedy, but with an
inverted message: 'There just isn't only one love story in our
lives, ' Schaefer writes. If you're lucky, friends will be the
protagonists in these multiple love stories. It's high time that we
start seeing it that way."--NPR.org "Schaefer traces the
evolution of female friendship in this thoughtfully reported book.
Its insightful cultural criticism makes for an especially valuable
read in the #MeToo era."--Entertainment Weekly
"Uplifting."--People "Text Me When You Get Home is
journalist Kayleen Schaefer's love letter to her friends. Schaefer
rejects the idea that women's friendships are rife with dysfunction
and that women themselves are somehow dysfunctional, a concept that
she shows remains strong in popular culture...Schaefer shows that,
contrary to pop culture's emphasis on catfights and frenemies,
women's friendships are stabilizing and joyful."--The Washington
Post "[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, staff writer at The New Yorker "Schaefer certainly
puts friends first in Text Me When You Get Home, a love letter to
the power of female friendships in a world that would rather
believe women are catty. From the friendship stories of everyday
women to the evolution of cultural representation of women's
friendships, this uplifting book celebrates the friends who can be
just as important (or more so) than our romantic
partners."--Parade.com "Illuminating and uplifting... Text Me
When You Get Home will remind you of what a good friendship is
supposed to look like, and inspire you to nurture your
relationships with the strong women around you."--Bustle "A
hopeful celebration of women's friendships."--Kirkus Reviews "The
title speaks for itself: I constantly say those exact words to my
friends when we part ways or to my sister when she goes out for a
run alone...Schaefer's work is a great addition to this trend (and
your bookshelf)." --Outside Magazine "Schaefer creates a
beautiful portrait of how modern female friendship has evolved to
be a positive force that is making women stronger than ever....She
artfully explains how the intense bond we experience as friends
carries us through many different eras of our lives and dispels the
idea that female friends are less important than romantic
relationships, family, or careers....You will find something in
this book that will make you want to text your own person and tell
her how much she means to you."--Buzzfeed, Favorite Books of
2018 "'Text me when you get home.' Those six words aren't just
about getting home safely at the end of the night--they're really a
story about how special and fierce friendships are between
women."--NPR's Book Concierge "[Schaefer's] book about the
incredible, complicated bonds of female friendship is relatable,
familiar, and subverts the false notion that women are predisposed
to hating each other."--Mental Floss "This is a really good
summer read to make you appreciate your friends. So just pick up a
copy and you can finish it at the pool in like, a day. Just try not
to cry in public."--The Betches "Text Me When You Get Home
offers a new sociological perspective--as well as a celebration--of
female friendships today."--PopSugar "I went to an all-girls
boarding school, so I thought I had a PhD in female friendship, but
Text Me When You Get Home put me in my place."--Town &
Country, Editor's Pick "I was deeply moved by this book. I
cried and I laughed. I recognized myself in it. I felt raised up
and also challenged. It felt like a delicious, long overdue
conversation with a best friend I didn't know I had. I will be
giving this book to all my girlfriends."--Lennon Parham, creator,
writer and star of Best Friends Forever and Playing
House
"Warning: this absolutely delightful and insightful book on the
immense power of female friendship will make you book a trip to
visit your college best friend immediately. You might even buy
Beyonce tickets. It's that good."--Jessica St. Clair, creator,
writer and star of Best Friends Forever and Playing
House
"Here's a book to devour in two sittings....Readers of all
generations will enjoy her engaging writing and may see their own
friendships reflected in her stories."--Booklist "Part social
history, part personal narrative, Text Me When You Get Home is a
Valentine to female friendship."--ShelfAwareness "A refreshing read
that really gets at the heart of why portrayals on Insecure, Broad
City, and everything in-between so greatly resonate."--Bitch Media
"This in-depth look into the evolution of female friendship is one
all women will benefit from this year."--Working Mother
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