Chloe Caldwell is the author of the debut essay collection Legs Get Led Astray, now available from Future Tense Books. Caldwell is the author of three books: the essay collection I’ll Tell You in Person (Coffee House/Emily Books, 2016), and the critically acclaimed novella, Women (SF/LD 2014 and Harper Collins UK, 2017). Her memoir, The Red Zone: A Love Story will publish with Soft Skull Press in Spring 2022. Chloe’s personal essays have appeared in The New York Times, Buzzfeed, New York Magazine, Longreads, Vice, Nylon, Salon.com, Medium, Lenny Letter,The Rumpus, Catapult, Hobart, The Sun, Men’s Health, The Nervous Breakdown, and half a dozen anthologies including Goodbye To All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving NYC and Without A Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class. Her essay “Hungry Ghost” was listed as Notable in 2016 Best American Non Required Reading. She teaches creative nonfiction writing in New York City and online, offers mentorships, and hosts seasonal writing workshops and retreats upstate New York. She lives in Hudson, N.Y. with her husband and stepdaughter. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Life. Death. Etc. Support the show on Patreon / get merch. www.otherppl.com @otherppl Instagram Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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