"The Discreet Charm of a Flask" →
"What the Sofa Said" →
The choices we impose on our living spaces are at once personal and inescapably social, a jumble of instinct and cultural expectation so complex that for most of us they play out beneath the radar of conscious thought. Review of Lives of Houses, edited by Kate Kennedy and Hermione Lee.
"Fighting Harassers and Stalkers on the Web, in Court and in Print" →
Double review of the books Nobody’s Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls, by Carrie Goldberg with Jeannine Amber, and Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention, by Donna Freitas.
"The Equivocal Legacy of Charlotte Perkins Gilman" →
A brief excerpt from my introduction to the new Penguin Classics edition of The Yellow Wall-Paper, Herland, and Selected Writings, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
"Who Bought Sylvia Plath's Stuff?" →
Review of "Difficult Women," by David Plante →
"Sight and Insight in the California Desert" →
The artist Andrea Zittel has spent nearly 20 years exploring solitude. Now, she’s inviting others to join her.
"How I Helped My Best Male Friend Pick a Custom Wedding Suit" →
Review of 4 Essay Collections →
Review of "Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life," by Ruth Franklin →
A biography reconsiders the misunderstood legacy of best-selling writer Shirley Jackson.
Review of "The Springs of Affection," by Maeve Brennan →
The fictions of the star ‘New Yorker’ writer focus unerringly on her Dublin childhood.
"Afterlives: My Mother's Breast Cancer, and My Own" →
The New Yorker
"Plum Island's Pink House Inspires a Real Estate Fantasy" →
The New York Times
Review of "Dear Mr. You," by Mary-Louise Parker →
The New York Times Book Review
Review of "The Witches: Salem, 1692," by Stacy Schiff →
The New Republic
"How To Spend Time Alone" →
New York Magazine
Excerpt from SPINSTER: "What Would Life Look Like If Marriage Was a Maybe Thing?" →
Glamour
"Should You Have a Baby On Your Own? Exploring the Ranks of DIY Motherhood" →
Cosmopolitan
Review of "Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision NOT to Have Kids," edited by Meghan Daum →
The New York Times Book Review