“Arresting and vivid, raw and breathtaking... told with stunning originality. Annie Lord is a phenomenal talent.” —Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love
“An electrifying debut.” —Caroline O'Donoghue, author of The Rachel Incident
“A raw and riveting take on love, loss, and moving on.... A smart, generous look at emotional devastation and recovery that will steal readers’ hearts.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“This will be the new guidebook that friends pass to each other after a bad breakup; highly recommended.” —Library Journal, starred review
“In [Annie Lord’s] beautifully written memoir Notes on Heartbreak, the Vogue columnist turns her private life and the turbulent end to her relationship into a bittersweet romance story.... Lord writes as though she is texting a close friend, very candid, quite self-deprecating, and often chaotic. But emotionally, the novel reads like when a good night out is over, and you know the feeling won’t come back again.... Her honesty is purely raw, but never too bleak; it’s heartbreak with a sweet cookie on the side, humor and self-pity mixed with self-awareness.... Notes on a Heartbreak is a reminder that falling apart can be formative, and even as romantic as falling in love.” —Up & Coming Magazine
“If you’ve ever lurked on an ex’s Instagram or obsessed over how a relationship fell apart, Notes on Heartbreak might be for you.... Throughout the memoir, Lord takes a hard look at how, increasingly, people are less willing to be vulnerable when dating. This stays with her as she begins to understand and appreciate the other side of heartbreak: that she's hurt because she took a risk. That she leapt into love without a net, enabling her to experience deep care and connection, if only for a time. Read this if you still crash out to the '90s Romeo + Juliet soundtrack (which is totally worth revisiting, if not).” —Marie Claire
"Love stinks. If you need to laugh and feel connected after heartbreak, this is the book for you. I wish I had this in my 20s, and maybe I wouldn’t have been such a wet blanket. Lord gets love… and heartbreak… and picking yourself up after both." —Debutiful, "The Best Debut Nonfiction of 2026 So Far"
