Clementine Crane Prefers Not To

Praise for Clementine Crane Prefers Not To:“Bair captures Clementine’s journey with humor, and it’s hard not to cheer for her as she takes back control of her life.”—Booklist“Bair’s humor is broad … [women] will cheer right along with Clementine as she resists the strictures of her status as a middle-aged woman, grows her following on TikTok, reads the riot act to a doctor who trivializes her symptoms, and regains agency in her family.”—Library Journal“For anyone moving through a major life transition—whether it’s divorce, menopause, career change, or simply waking up to the ache of self-neglect—this novel is an anthem of autonomy … Clementine’s story is not just fiction—it’s a mirror, a permission slip, and a hopeful blueprint for choosing yourself, over and over again.”—Olivia Howell, host of A Fresh Story: Book Talk podcast“Clementine is every woman who found her voice and discovered freedom. Relatable, insightful, honest. Loved it!”—Abbi Waxman, USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill“This book took me back to my preteen years, reading Judy Blume novels with equal parts horror and fascination. Funny, informative, fresh, and productively infuriating, I could not put this book down!” —Suzy Krause, bestselling author of I Think We’ve Been Here Before“Bair’s surgically precise prose made me howl with both laughter and the pain of self-awareness at once. Clementine Crane should be required reading for men of all ages. In fact, all of her novels should be required reading, period.”—C.B. Bernard, Barry Award-winning author of Ordinary Bear“Kristin Bair’s latest novel is sharp, funny, and uncomfortably relatable in all the best ways. From the first page, Clementine had me laughing out loud. Her inner monologue is hilarious, raw, and spot-on, especially in the chaos of family life (the barrage of teen texts was too real). Bair captures the emotional labor of motherhood, marriage, and midlife with clarity and wit.”—Liane Moccia, author of The Herbal Fertility Handbook

Kristin Bair is a big-hearted storyteller who skewers the patriarchy with wit and warmth. Her novels-Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything, The Art of Floating, and Thirsty-shine a fierce and funny light on womanhood, identity, and power. Her latest, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To, is a blazing anthem for anyone ready to rewrite the rules.