I Came All This Way to Meet You is a love story; it shows us a way to love art and our lives and our souls...It's Eat Pray Love for Nick Cave fans. -- Emily Flake, New Yorker cartoonist and author of That Was Awkward
A wise and witty glimpse behind the travels and travails of one of our most beloved contemporary novelists ... brims with humor, humility, pathos, and intelligence. I gulped down every page and finished sated, as if I'd spent a long weekend with a dear friend. -- Melissa Febos, author of Girlhood
Jami Attenberg is undoubtedly a writer's writer and a phenomenal talent ... The book is an embrace. It is a love letter to work and to friendship. I Came All This Way to Meet You is a compelling literary treasure and Attenberg is a real wonder. -- Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth
This stunning work explores home not solely as geographic place, but really a mobile metaphor for the relationships we consistently run to and away from. Jami Attenberg cements her place as one of our greatest, most agile writers. -- Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy and Long Division
I Came All This Way to Meet You gives a generous and captivating glimpse into Jami Attenberg's work, intellect, and heart. A must not just for fans of her fiction but for anyone who wonders: 'why write, and how? -- Jean Hannah Edelstein, author of This Really Isn't About You
Honest, generous and propulsive. I loved it -- Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship
Illuminating... made me feel like I'd found a kindred spirit. * Red *
Whipsmart ... Prepare to be inspired. * Evening Standard *
Comic and very human ... a brilliant reminder that being unsure, leading a messy life and, above all, trusting yourself to get where you need to go, can apply to us all * Stylist *
Not your average writer's memoir, this one takes in wanderlust, independence and the creative life * Guardian 2022 Books Highlights *
Marvellous... I laughed out loud -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Deeply personal accounts of failure and sadness and how she found her voice as a writer ... Moving * Jewish Chronicle *
I have always enjoyed [Jami Attenberg's] deceptively simple writing. Actually it's undeceptively simply. She has a voice that doesn't pretend to be cleverer or weaker than you. -- Sophie Heawood, author of The Hungover Games