You by Caroline Kepnes
Countless Barnstable High School students would agree that we had the greatest teachers in the world. Mick Carlon and Ed O’Toole, your encouragement had profound impact on me. Linda Friedman, Meredith Steinbach, thank you for being a wonderful mentors. Matt DiGangi, thanks for masterminding Thieves Jargon. Lauren Acampora Doyle, you are a wonderful, wise pollo, and I thank you for introducing me to Alloy goddess Sara Shepard. Thank you, cousin Tommi Hurme for picklebacks, and thank you, cousin Kristiina Hurme for your support. These things help when you are writing a stalker book.
I started You after losing my father to cancer. My friends, I owe you: Amy Sanborn, I am so lucky to have known you since I was in the womb. Lauren Heller, you are a gift. Sarah Tatting-Kinzy, you are a true listener, an incredible friend. Matt Donnelly (and Corky and Pinky), I am so grateful for our inspiring times in Splendorea. June Hurme, Kathleen Kelly, thank you for wanting to know what happens next. Lorena David Esguerra, George Esguerra, Dylan’s Roald Dahl guest suite was divine. Lia and Todd Haberman, thank you for the donuts. Crispin Struthers, thanks for being there. Nicholas Fonseca, you lift me up. Sharon and Paul Swartz, I’m grateful for my writer’s retreat (and pancakes!) at the Cape Point Hotel. Sophia Macheras, it meant so much to me when you loved “Owen.” Michael Wyman, you are the best; love ya babe, don’t change. Thanks and love to Eric Scott Cooper, Frank Medrano, Beverly Leiberman, Karen and Howie Onik, Erin Penner, Jen and Jon Sackett, Korbi Ghosh, Josh Wyman, Auntie Carole and Uncle Den. Macherases, Swartzes, Wymans, cousins, family, I love you. I could fill a book with more names, and then another book. I’m lucky to know so many splendid souls.
Love and hugs to my brave brother, Alex, my Xanadu sister, Beth, and my awesome nephews, Jonathan and Joshua. And now, my parents, Monica and Harold Kepnes, thank you for creating a home where Led Zeppelin and laughter dominated. Dad, I wish you were here to celebrate. You and Mom have believed in me since I started writing about stolen axes in my Hello Kitty diary and hoarding Sweet Valley High books. That means everything. You inspire me, always.
Finally, thank you to the artists whose works are referenced in this book. You rock.
CAROLINE KEPNES is a native of Cape Cod and the author of many published short stories. Her work has appeared most recently in Necessary Fiction and The Story Shack. She directed the short film Miles Away, and majored in American Civilization at Brown University. She made it out alive and now resides in Los Angeles. You is her first novel.
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