Hola, stranger, by Chloé Wallace, is a non-journal built from notes, maps, and screenshots: an autobiographical portrait about identity, exposure, and the search for a place of one’s own.

Between London, Madrid, New York, and Los Angeles, Wallace pieces together different life experiences in a series of essays marked by honesty, clarity, and an unpretentious sense of humor. From this fragmentary writing, she poses questions that may have no answers but allow us to observe how a life is built.

School bullying, eating disorders, the dual Spanish and American identity, romantic and sexual relationships, anxiety, feminism, friendship, career ambition, and the pressure to be and appear perfect run through this intimate and generational book.