The Friend Who Got Away
Losing a friend can be as painful and agonizing as a divorce or the end of a love affair, yet it is rarely written about or even discussed. The Friend Who Got Away is the first book to address this near-universal experience, bringing together the brave, eloquent voices of writers like... read more about the book

FRIENDS IN THE NEWS

NEW BOOK

Money Changes Everything, the new anthology by Friends editors Jenny Offill and Elissa Schappell is now available.

FRIENDS IN PAPERBACK!

The paperback (with a new reader's guide) is now available in stores. Pick up your copy today!

FRIENDS PODCAST

Listen to Friends contributors Jennifer Gilmore and Nicole Keeter read from their essays in this podcast (scroll to bottom of page) of a reading that took place recently in Brooklyn, NY.

RADIO RADIO

Jenny & Elissa were recently interviewed on two radio programs, available online: The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC and Talk of the Bay on KUSP.

REVIEWS AROUND THE WEB

Some recent reviews: Elle Magazine, The Village Voice, Book Reporter, Metro Reporter, The Sunday Times, and the AP Wire.

FRIENDS AT SALON.COM

Salon has a great article by Rebecca Traister about friendship breakups.

TODAY SHOW APPEARANCE

Jenny Offill & Elissa Schappell appeared on The Today Show on Tuesday, May 31st to talk about The Friend Who Got Away. UPDATE: Missed the show? No problem, click here to watch it online.

"THE NEW GIRL" IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

Contributor Nicole Keeter's essay "The New Girl" was featured in the May 8th edition of the New York Times magazine. It is available online here.

AUTHOR READING EVENTS

Are we coming to your town? Check out this list of events to see. UPDATE: We're planning more readings, stay tuned.