"An absorbing and engaging collection that's unmissable." -Electric Lit

"Kate Axelrod's brilliant stories of love and lust in the big city made me both nostalgic for and grateful to be long past my own reckless New York youth. Sharp, poignant, and full of perfect details, this is a debut to remember." --Andrew Martin, author of Early Work

"Surprising, funny, and painfully true. How to Get Along Without Me is an anthropological account of dating, a catalogue of shitheads, a love letter to grandparents, and a reminder that those years of flailing in love and failing to launch are 'taut with possibility.'" --Christine Smallwood, author of The Life of the Mind

"Viciously funny and unashamedly sexy stories that plumb the loneliness of desire from first swipe to coupledom."--Danielle Lazarin, author of Back Talk

"The stories in How to Get Along Without Me are wary and beautiful, savage and true. Kate Axelrod has given us a book that is both modern and timeless." --Lindsay Hunter, author of Hot Springs Drive

"The perfect stories for reanimating your soul when you've gone numb online but still yearn to engage with the human condition." --Elisa Albert, author of Human Blues

"Axelrod's prose is careful, intelligent, and contemplative..." --Publishers Weekly

"Sharp yet grounded, this moving collection is a woman's lesson on modern heartache." --Booklist

"Kate Axelrod's characters navigate unrequited love, ghosting, career changes, and loss with an irresistible mix of vulnerability and self-knowledge--even when they're somewhat delusional... How to Get Along Without Me, weaves these stories into four discrete parts... each reminds us of the intensely mixed pleasure and pain of our twenties: the love, heartbreak, and friendship that are the gateway to the next phase of adult life." --BOMB Magazine