Great Memoirists Lie: On Caroline Calloway’s “Scammer”

IF YOU’RE FAMILIAR with publishing, you’ll know that galleys typically arrive in a plain envelope with a press release. My copy of Scammer (2023)—a book with such a tortured prepublication schedule that many thought it didn't even exist—arrived in a package containing a felt flower inside a mason jar. If you’re familiar with its author, internet ingénue Caroline Calloway, you’ll know this presentation is decidedly on-brand.