Caroline Kepnes

New York Times bestselling author Caroline Kepnes, whose acclaimed YOU series inspired the hit show on Netflix, follows Joe Goldberg to the hallowed halls of Harvard where he earns a coveted place in a writing fellowship . . . and leaves crimson in his wake. Joe Goldberg is ready for a change. Instead of selling books, he’s writing them. And he's off to a good start. Glenn Shoddy, an acclaimed literary author, recognizes Joe's genius and invites him to join a tight-knit writing fellowship at Harvard. Finally, Joe will be in a place where talent matters more than pedigree . . . where intellect is the great equalizer and anything is possible. Even happy endings. Or so he thinks, until he meets his already-published, already-distinguished peers, who all seem to be cut from the same elitist cloth. Thankfully, Wonder enters the picture. They have so much in common. No college degrees, no pretensions, no stories from prep school or grad school. Just a love for literature. If only Wonder could commit herself to the writing life they could be those rare literary soulmates who never fall prey to their demons. Wonder has a tendency to love, to covet, but Joe is a believer in the rule of fiction: If you want to write a book, you have to kill your darlings. With her trademark satirical, biting wit, Caroline Kepnes explores why vulnerable people bring out the worst in others as Joe sets out to make this small, exclusive world a fairer place. And if a little crimson runs in the streets of Cambridge . . . who can blame him? Love doesn't conquer all. Often, it needs a little push.

A Joe Goldberg Novel

For You and Only You

High Fidelity

You can make one person love you, but you can’t make a group of people like you, not when they already have each other, when they are a “them” in a way that makes you a “you.”

This review is not helpful—and you’re defending yourself—It’s not a “review,” it’s my inherently subjective response to the book

There’s nothing like wanting something in the form of someone and knowing that you’re going to get it.

all the I-can-be-a-little-too-Hemingway-for-my-own-good crap that’s code for borderline alcoholic.

Knowing where a body is buried is earthly—books are eternal, bodies disintegrate—but knowing how a novel was born is a cosmic eternal mindfuck.

When everything is impossible, when you can’t have your golden ticket and your pot of gold, that’s when you go to the bookstore.

and I don’t know the password and the woman has two children, one hubby, and twelve books. The password could be anything.

I know. And no matter what you do, when you’re abused, people smell it on you.

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