Editor\u2019s Note: This writer was asked to moderate Rallo\u2019s Michigan tour stop on Oct. 20, part of which includes providing an interview before the event. The publisher and venue were not otherwise involved in the interview or production of this article. <\/p>\n
Eli Rallo, University of Michigan alum and TikTok phenomenon, is set to return to Michigan during her upcoming book tour this October. As she prepares to tour across several U.S. cities following the release of her sophomore novel \u201cDoes Anyone Else Feel This Way?: Essays on Conquering the Quarter-Life Crisis,\u201d Rallo\u2019s fans \u2014 especially those who attend the University \u2014 will be happy to know that she has included a stop<\/a> at Schuler Books<\/a> in West Bloomfield.<\/p>\n Rallo has held events in Michigan, and even at the University<\/a>, in the past. In 2022, she presented a TEDx Talk<\/a> at the University where she explored how social media doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be toxic, sharing her perspective as a successful influencer. This was right around when her career had started to take off<\/a>, her viral videos<\/a> under the original handle @thejarr<\/a> setting her up for unprecedented success. In 2024, during the book tour for her first book \u201cI Didn\u2019t Know I Needed This: The New Rules for Flirting, Feeling, and Finding Yourself<\/a>,\u201d she collaborated<\/a> with the University\u2019s Alumni Association to create a live event catered by and for the U-M community.\u00a0Now, with her most recent book\u2019s release, Rallo contemplates going through the book launch process for the second time. \u00a0<\/p>\n In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Rallo talked about her complicated relationship with the University as a pandemic graduate.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really sentimental because there wasn\u2019t a lot of closure for our class,\u201d Rallo said. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to coming back this time and going to the Metro Detroit area. It\u2019s the marathon in Detroit that weekend. I ran the marathon in 2018, so I feel like it\u2019s kind of meant to be that I\u2019m coming back (that) weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking forward to the upcoming event at Schuler Books, Rallo is excited about taking her upcoming shows in a new direction.<\/p>\n \u201cI really love supporting independent bookstores,\u201d Rallo said. \u201cA heavy emphasis on the book itself is something I\u2019m really excited about.\u201d <\/p>\n During her last book tour, Rallo felt there was a larger emphasis on putting on a show. She told The Daily she\u2019s looking to converse with her audience and share her thought processes more this time around, as well as discussing where she hopes this book will take her in the near future.<\/p>\n When pressed about her favorite chapters in \u201cDoes Anyone Else Feel This Way?,\u201d Rallo had a quick answer.<\/p>\n \u201cI really love all of (the chapters), but the first and last chapters I really like,\u201d Rallo said. \u201cThe first and last chapters were always the first and last chapters. I feel like they bookend (the novel) really nicely.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDoes Anyone Else Feel This Way?\u201d is out now, and the Schuler Books event<\/a> in West Bloomfield will be taking place on Oct. 20. For anyone attending, be sure to first do your required reading on all things Rallo \u2014 including\u00a0 her first book, \u201cI Didn\u2019t Know I Needed This.\u201d Expect to receive a copy of \u201cDoes Anyone Else Feel This Way?\u201d at the event if you bought a ticket.<\/p>\n Now you know, folks! You can get your tickets to the event on Humanitix<\/a> before Oct. 20. Join me and Rallo in figuring out if anyone else actually does feel this way after all.<\/p>\n Daily Arts Writer Graciela Batlle Cestero can be reached at gbatllec@umich.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated articles\n<\/p>\n \t