Kayleen Schaefer has 2 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 1 narrator, with an average listener rating of 3.5★ across 12 ratings. The most-rated is Text Me When You Get Home.
Text Me When You Get Home
Summary
"Text Me has the thrills and laughs of a romantic comedy, but with an inverted message: 'There just isn't only one love story in our lives,' Schaefer writes. If you're lucky, friends will be the protagonists in these multiple love stories. It's high time that we start seeing it that way." (NPR) 2018's Great Reads A personal and sociological examination - and ultimately a celebration - of the evolution of female friendship in pop culture and modern society For too long, women have been told that we are terrible at being friends, that we can't help being cruel or competitive, or that we inevitably abandon each other for romantic partners. But we are rejecting those stereotypes and reclaiming the power of female friendship. In Text Me When You Get Home, journalist Kayleen Schaefer interviews more than 100 women about their BFFs, soul mates, girl gangs, and queens while tracing this cultural shift through the lens of pop culture. Our love for each other is reflected in Abbi and Ilana, Issa and Molly, #squadgoals, the acclaim of Girls Trip and Big Little Lies, and Galentine's Day. Schaefer also includes her own history of grappling with a world that told her to rely on men before she realized that her true source of support came from a strong tribe of women. Her personal narrative and celebration of her own relationships weaves throughout the evolution of female friendship on-screen, a serious look at how women have come to value one another and our relationships. Text Me When You Get Home is a validation that has never existed before. A thoughtful, heart-soaring, deeply reported look at how women are taking a stand for their friendships and not letting go.
©2018 Kayleen Schaefer (P)2018 Penguin Audio
But You're Still So Young
Summary
One of... Vogue's “Best of 2021” BuzzFeed's “Most Anticipated 2021” The Week's “Must Reads in 2021” From the author of Text Me When You Get Home, a look at what it means to be in your 30s, and to navigate some of the biggest milestones of adult life...and how it is more okay than ever to not have every box checked off On Kayleen Schaefer’s birthday she went dancing with friends, they broke a table, and she turned 30 standing on the sidewalk outside a club she got kicked out of. Sociologists have identified the five markers of adulthood as: finishing school, leaving home, marriage, gaining financial independence, and having kids. But the signifiers of being in our 30s today are not the same - repeated economic upheaval, rising debt, decreasing marriage rates, fertility treatments, and a more open-minded society have all led to a shifting time line. Americans are taking major life steps later, switching careers with unprecedented frequency, and exercising increased freedom and creativity in their decisions about how to shape their lives. So why are we measuring "adulthood" by the same metrics that were relied upon 50 years ago? But You're Still So Young is cleverly structured around these five major life events. For each milestone, the book highlights men and women from various backgrounds, from around the country, and delves into their experiences navigating an ever-changing financial landscape and evolving societal expectations. The eight 30somethings in this book envisioned their 30s differently than how they are actually living them. He thought he would be done with his degree, she thought she’d be married, they thought they’d be famous comedians, and everyone thought they would have more money. Kayleen uses her smart narrative framing, her relatable voice, and her own story to show how the 30s have changed from the cultural stereotypes around them, and how they are a radically different experience for Americans now than it was for any other generation. And as she and her sources show, not being able to do everything isn’t a sign of a life gone wrong. Being open to going sideways or upside down or backward, means it has gone right: You found meaning and value in many different ways of living.
©2021 Kayleen Schaefer (P)2021 Penguin Audio