Caroline Calloway’s Memoir Exposes the Human Behind the ‘Scammer’

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Every so often, whether I’m with casual acquaintances, among close friends, or talking to a man who’s interested in me, I enjoy dropping the infamous influencer/writer/so-called grifter Caroline Calloway’s name, just to see what happens.

“What’s Caroline Calloway up to these days, I wonder?” I ventured at a recent dinner party at a Carroll Gardens brownstone. Across the table, I watched a curly-haired girl’s face turn pink with rage.