I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays

Tim Kreider is a renowned essayist known for his keen observation, dark humor, and emotional vulnerability. His book "I Wrote This Book Because I Love You" explores his relationships with women, including romantic, platonic, and the murky in-between. He discusses his difficulty finding lasting love, his commitment issues, his valued female friendships, and his time teaching young women. The book is beautifully written, with just enough humor to balance his spikiness, and has earned comparisons to David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Foster Wallace.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2019
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

The New York Times essayist and author of We Learn Nothing, Tim Kreider, delves into his complex relationships with women in his captivating book. With his unique power of observation, he explores the intricacies of romantic, platonic, and ambiguous connections. Drawing from a diverse range of experiences, he shares his struggles with finding lasting love, delving into his commitment issues. He also reflects on his cherished female friendships, including a remarkable journey on a circus train to Mexico. Additionally, he shares poignant insights from his time teaching young women at a college in upstate New York, where he learned valuable lessons from them. In a widely acclaimed essay featured in The New York Times, he ponders the enduring nature of his nineteen-year-old cat's relationship, adding depth to his thought-provoking writing. Tim Kreider's exceptional prose, keen observations, dark humor, and emotional vulnerability have earned him comparisons to renowned essayists such as David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and David Foster Wallace. His book, I Wrote This Book Because I Love You, showcases his exceptional talent as an essayist, offering readers a profound and entertaining exploration of human relationships.

Weight: 184g
Dimension: 142 x 211 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781476739014