Sooooo, transitioning to adulthood has been harder than expected, and I’m pretty sure that I’m experiencing a quarter-life crisis…. Does anyone else feel this way? Grab your friends and join us in West Bloomfield for a conversation with TikTok star and author Eli Rallo about transitioning to adulthood, navigating a quarter-life crisis, and realizing that you’re not actually alone.

As you prepare for a fun night, here are a few extra notes to keep in mind:

Seating is limited for this event. Attendees with accessibility needs will be guaranteed a seat, otherwise, seating is first-come-first-serve.
Eli Rallo will pre-sign Does Anyone Else Feel This Way?, and every attendee is guaranteed a signed copy. You will receive your signed copy when you check in your ticket.
This event will begin with a book talk and will wrap up with an audience Q&A. There will not be a photo line or signing line.
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Ticket check-in begins as early as 5:15pm on the day of the event.

We love seeing who is planning to join us! Tickets are required to attend this event. Your ticket includes a purchase of Does Anyone Else Feel This Way?, which will be available for pickup at the event.

About the Book:

From TikTok star and the author of I Didn’t Know I Needed This Eli Rallo, a reflection on the anxiety of transitioning into adulthood, navigating the quarter-life crisis, and realizing you’re actually not alone.

Does anyone else feel like they’re the only one having a quarter-life crisis? As a senior in college, Eli Rallo expected her post-grad years to be filled with certainty, that she would finally feel that she was the “adult” she had long dreamed she’d be, with a cool job, an amazing apartment, fabulous friends, and lots of fun and flirty date nights. Instead ,she was met with crippling social anxiety, no idea what direction her career was taking, an inability to stop comparing herself to her peers’ picture-perfect lives on social media, and a looming sense that she may never feel certain—about her dating life, friendships, career, or even herself.

With deep honesty, raw emotions, humor, and relatability, Eli analyzes life in your twenties with a candid and heartfelt approach, asking and answering questions like:

• How do you manage losing a best friend?

• How do you know who you are or what you want to do with your life?

• How do you find time and space for all of your priorities?

• How do you navigate the choppy waters of the social media world, and not fall victim to the comparison game?

• What happens when the timeline you made for yourself as a child is long in your past? • How do you know you’re making the right decisions?

Even though early adulthood doesn’t look just like Sex and the City or Thirteen Going on Thirty, the way Eli thought it would, with Does Anyone Else Feel This Way? Eli shows you that you’re not the only one who misses the days when they could swing by the dining hall or just wants to call their mom to make it all go away. With a look at her own misadventures and hard-won life lessons, Eli shares the journey she’s been on to find herself as an adult, and the twists and turns she’s taken while navigating her own quarter-life crisis.

Not able to join us? Order your copy here: https://www.schulerbooks.com/book/9780063417533

About the Author:

Eli Rallo is the author of I Didn’t Know I Needed This and an internet creator with massive followings on TikTok and Instagram. She is the founder of Prose Hoes Literary Salon, the previous host of the Miss Congeniality podcast, and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. When she isn’t writing or TikTok-ing, you can find her at piano bars in the Village belting out show tunes.

About the Conversation Partner:

Graciela Batlle Cestero is a senior at the University of Michigan studying Psychology and Writing through the Sweetland Center for Writing. She is an Arts Writer and Deputy Statement Editor for The Michigan Daily, the University of Michigan’s independent student-run newspaper, where she has also worked as an Opinion Columnist, Senior Arts Editor, and Managing Statement Editor. Outside of The Daily, she is one of four Student Coordinators for the Campus Day Program, the University of Michigan’s largest enrollment tool for newly admitted students. She also serves as the Director of Operations for Wolverine Support Network, an organization that strives to destigmatize mental health on the U-M campus. She is incredibly passionate about writing and journalism as well as mental health advocacy. During her free time, she loves reading and scrapbooking, going to the beach, and spending time with friends and family.