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Old Enough

Nonfiction

Published: Print · 2023 | eBook · 2023

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Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Fiction “Old Enough is full of growth, heartbreak, and winsome bisexual chaos.”—Vogue A debut novel “as astute, funny, and loving as your best friend from college”* about a young bisexual woman who is pulled between a new sense of community and loyalty to a friendship she’s outgrown *Isle McElroy Savannah "Sav" Henry is almost the person she wants to be, or at least she's getting closer. It’s the second semester of her sophomore year. She’s finally come out as bisexual, is making friends with the other queers in her dorm, and has just about recovered from her disastrous first queer “situationship.” She is cautiously optimistic that her life is about to begin. But when she learns that Izzie, her best friend from childhood, has gotten engaged, Sav faces a crisis of confidence. Things with Izzie haven’t been the same since what happened…

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between Sav and Izzie’s older brother when they were sixteen. Now, with the wedding around the corner, Sav is forced to reckon with trauma she thought she could put behind her. On top of it all, Sav can’t stop thinking about Wes from her Gender Studies class—sweet, funny Wes, with their long eyelashes and green backpack. There’s something different here—with Wes and with her new friends (who delight in teasing her about this face-burning crush); it feels, terrifyingly, like they might truly see her in a way no one has before. With a singularly funny, heartfelt voice, Old Enough explores queer love, community, and what it means to be a sexual assault survivor. Haley Jakobson has written a love letter to friendship and an honest depiction of what finding your people can feel like—for better or worse.

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Award Recognition
Received a YALSA Alex Award.
YALSA Alex Awards
Podcast Episode
Sex, OCD & Friendship Breakups (ft. Haley Jakobson)
In Bed With Alexa: Have Better Sex · 2025-10-23 · Listen ↗
Podcast Episode
Bisexuality 101 with Haley Jakobson
Books, Looks, and Lobotomies · 2025-08-27 · Listen ↗
Podcast Episode
Haley Jakobson: “I got 40+ rejections for Old Enough”
My Rejection Story · 2024-09-18 · Listen ↗
Podcast Episode
ICYMI: We May Have A New Bad Art Friend With Haley Jakobson's Old Enough
Slate Books · 2024-09-11 · Listen ↗
Podcast Episode
Part One: Figuring It Out with Haley Jakobson
Trying To Figure It Out · 2022-06-14 · Listen ↗
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Sources

1
YALSA Alex Awards
Award Recognition
2
In Bed With Alexa: Have Better Sex
Sex, OCD & Friendship Breakups (ft. Haley Jakobson)
3
Books, Looks, and Lobotomies
Bisexuality 101 with Haley Jakobson
4
My Rejection Story
Haley Jakobson: “I got 40+ rejections for Old Enough”
5
Slate Books
ICYMI: We May Have A New Bad Art Friend With Haley Jakobson's Old Enough
6
Trying To Figure It Out
Part One: Figuring It Out with Haley Jakobson