Katie Heaney is a freelance writer and was most recently a senior editor at BuzzFeed. Her writing has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Vulture, The Hairpin, The Awl, and Pacific Standard, among other places. She is the author of a memoir, Never Have I Ever, and the novel, Dear Emma. She lives in Brooklyn.
“[Katie] Heaney’s not afraid to examine her past for ‘clues’ to
what she realizes is her truth in the present, and reflects on her
changing identity with honesty and wit.”—NYLON
“An honest, endearing, and laugh-out-loud account of coming to
terms with one’s sexual identity.”—W Magazine
“Would You Rather? is an extraordinarily generous and affecting
book. Katie Heaney has written something with a remarkable amount
of room in it—enough for anyone to spread out and connect with.
It’s deeply felt, clear-eyed, joyful, and illuminating.”—Mallory
Ortberg, author of Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations
with Your Favorite Literary Characters
“Whether you’re single or in a relationship, whether you’re queer,
straight, or questioning, whether or not you’re partial to Harry
Styles—you will discover something relatable and self-affirming in
this honest, heartfelt, hilarious memoir.”—Camille Perri, author of
The Assistants
“What does it mean to find yourself, to know who you are and walk
boldly in that truth? Would You Rather? takes readers on
that journey along with Katie, reveling in the relief and glee of
finding your tribe and frolicking in the exquisite joy of being a
woman who loves women.”—Jenna Wortham, staff writer
at The New York Times Magazine and co-host of the
podcast Still Processing
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