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An insightful, charming, and absolutely fascinating memoir from the author of the popular New York Times essay, “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This,” (one of the top five most popular New York Times pieces of 2015) explores the romantic myths we create and explains how they limit our ability to achieve and sustain intimacy.

What really makes love last? Does love ever work the way we say it does in movies and books and Facebook posts? Or does obsessing over those love stories hurt our real-life relationships? When her parents divorced after a twenty-eight year marriage and her own ten-year relationship ended, those were the questions that Mandy Len Catron wanted to answer.

In a series of candid, vulnerable, and wise essays that takes a closer look at what it means to love someone, be loved, and how we present our love to the world, Catron deconstructs her own personal canon of love stories. She delves all the way back to 1944, when her grandparents first met in a coal mining town in Appalachia, to her own dating life as a professor in Vancouver, drawing insights from her fascinating research into the universal psychology, biology, history, and literature of love. She uses biologists’ research into dopamine triggers to ask whether the need to love is an innate human drive. She uses literary theory to show why we prefer certain kinds of love stories. She urges us to question the unwritten scripts we follow in relationships and looks into where those scripts come from in the first place. And she tells the story of how she decided to test a psychology experiment that she’d read about—where the goal was to create intimacy between strangers using a list of thirty-six questions—and ended up in the surreal situation of having millions of people following her brand-new relationship.

In How to Fall in Love with Anyone Catron flips the script on love and offers a deeply personal, and universal, investigation.
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster
  4. Publication date
    June 27, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    5.63 x 1.2 x 8.38 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1501137441
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1501137440
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"A beautifully written and well-researched cultural criticism as well as an honest memoir."
—Los Angeles Review of Books

"Personal musings and reminiscences paired with solid research provide an interesting stroll through an abstract topic."
—Kirkus Reviews

"Honest and well-researched, the book will teach readers plenty about love, science, and themselves. Perfect fodder for the romantic and the cynic in all of us."
—Booklist

Catron melds science and emotion beautifully into a thoughtful and thought-provoking meditation on the most universal topic.
—Bookpage

“It’s hard to imagine a more timely endeavour. Clear-eyed and full of heart, How to Fall in Love With Anyone is mandatory reading for anyone coping with—or curious about—the challenges of contemporary courtship.”
—Toronto Star

“In our age of total romantic confusion, Mandy Len Catron is a voice of good sense, warm humor and consoling wisdom. Through the lens of her own relationships, she teaches us—with a deft, convincing intelligence—some of the vital moves in the art of love.”
—Alain de Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life and The Course of Love

About the Author

Originally from Appalachian Virginia, Mandy Len Catron now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her writing has appeared in the The New York Times, The Walrus, and The Rumpus as well as literary journals and anthologies. She writes about love and love stories at The Love Story Project (TheLoveStoryProject.ca). She teaches English and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Her article “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This” was one of the most popular articles published by The New York Times in 2015. How to Fall in Love with Anyone is her first book.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501137441
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501137440
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 1.2 x 8.38 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #621,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars (311)

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Originally from Appalachian Virginia, Mandy Len Catron lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Walrus, as well as literary journals and anthologies. Her TEDx talks can be found at TED.com. She writes about love and love stories at The Love Story Project (TheLoveStoryProject.ca) and she teaches English and creative writing at the University of British Columbia. Her article “To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This” was one of the most popular articles published by The New York Times in 2015.

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Customers find the book thought-provoking and inspirational, with one review noting how it brings science and psychology into the exploration of love in American culture. The book is easy to read, and customers enjoy the writing style, with one review highlighting the author's beautiful family descriptions.
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15 customers mention relationship exploration, 15 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the book's exploration of love in American culture, with one customer describing it as a multifaceted love story and another noting how it changes one's outlook on relationships.
The way Mandy explores the idea of love was relatable, raw, and inspiring. This book has sparked a shift in my thinking about love and relationships....Read more
...inspirational read which has the reader examining love, and relationships in general, under a new light....Read more
...I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a fresh perspective on love.Read more
...She challenges relationship norms, while never claiming to have the answer to her title question, however, giving some pretty solid advice along the...Read more
13 customers mention content, 13 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book thoughtful and inspirational, with one customer noting how it brings science and psychology into the picture, while another mentions how it challenges readers to dig deep.
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...Felt comfortable (like a chat with a friend), warm, enlightening and thoughtful....Read more
The way Mandy explores the idea of love was relatable, raw, and inspiring. This book has sparked a shift in my thinking about love and relationships....Read more
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Customers find the book delightful and easy to read, with one customer noting how it encourages introspection about love.
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Really loved this book. So many times I wished it was a conversation so I could ask something or prompt an idea....Read more
I found this book to be a delightful read! The author's writing was sophisticated and very thoughtful....Read more
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Customers enjoy the writing of the book, with one specifically praising the author's beautiful portrayal of her family.
...A collection of short essays --I couldn't put it down. Well written with references to science and literature, anyone can relate to the...Read more
...Her writing is very relatable and I could see myself in many of those same experiences growing up....Read more
...were so many passages I went back and reread because of how well they were written, and how deep their meaning was....Read more
...Catron writes beautifully about her family and her life, and her analysis of narrative blends literary and social science theory in ways that will...Read more
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