They All Fall in Love at the End

“Gorgeously written, funny and sad…I loved it!” – #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Weiner.
“Ultimately, what Cat wishes, more than anything, is to not lose touch with the groping, wanting, unruly animal that is herself. In Blassingame’s hands, this pursuit is probing and unpredictable. Her novel is a mournful love song for anyone afraid of being lost in translation.” – NYTBR
“This is relationships plus mess… the perfect book for summer.” – MJ Franklin, New York Times
“Blassingame’s novel is pure joy. She brings the hijinks of a messy triangle that we all know and love to life, and twists expectations to hilarious results. So often, funny doesn’t land on the page. Blassingame understands comedy.” –Debutiful
“Romantic chaos reigns in Blassingame’s snappy debut novel. Cat is a D.C.-based M.F.A. student who is in an open relationship with her boyfriend, Jay. Jay’s best friend, Tristan, hates Cat, but neither Tristan nor Cat can deny the spark between them. That’s made more complicated because Tristan already has a girlfriend … whom Cat also feels a connection with. Did we mention chaos?” – The New York Times
“The slow-burn love square in They All Fall in Love at the End crackles into a roaring, uncontrollable fire as four characters face the question of how to thrive in the bleak landscape of contemporary dating… an achievement.” – BookPage


“This is a firecracker of a novel—funny, smart, sexy, and alive with a narrator you can’t help but fall for. I loved it.” – Antonia Angress, author of Sirens & Muses
“You know how people sometimes say Sally Rooney is writing what will be the first millennial classics? I think Haili Blassingame wrote a Gen Z/millennial cusp classic. I haven’t been this excited by a book in ages. Incisive, raw, and relentlessly funny, Blassingame’s superb debut cements her as an electric voice to watch and a sharp portraitist of Gen Z desire. They All Fall in Love in the End thrums with tactile, evocative prose, sexual tension, and smart social commentary. I laughed out loud so many times—I absolutely loved it.” – Katie Naymon, author of You Between the Lines
“As a satirist and fresh American voice, Blassingame is a talent to watch.” –Dawnie Walton, author of The Final Revival of Opal and Nev

Haili Blassingame is a producer for the NPR program 1A. She has written for publications like The New Republic and The New York Times, in which she published the viral “My Choice Isn’t Marriage or Loneliness” for “Modern Love”. She was one of twelve essayists selected to write a follow-up piece for the column’s 20th anniversary in October 2024. She’s also been a guest on the Modern Love podcast, NPR’s Life Kit, and NPR’s 1A. She previously worked on NPR’s Code Switch and Weekend Edition. She is pursuing an MFA in creative writing from American University. She lives in Washington, DC.

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