Andrew Lipstein

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Andrew Lipstein
Alma mater Haverford College
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Andrew Lipstein is an American author. He has written Last Resort (2022), The Vegan (2023), and Something Rotten (2025).

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Education and early life

Lipstein has a degree in mathematics from Haverford College. [1]

Writing career

He began writing for the student newspaper at Haverford College, eventually becoming its editor, and took a creative writing class. He began writing microfiction and other creative writing, and eventually wrote five unpublished manuscripts which he considers "embarrassing". He submitted a manuscript about a young writer to publishers under a pseudonym, hoping that they would believe he was an established writer trying to hide his identity. [1] The manuscript was published as Last Resort in 2022. [2] He later published The Vegan (2023), [3] and Something Rotten (2025). [4]

Personal life

Lipstein is a vegetarian. He works for Robinhood Markets. He is married to Mette Lützhøft, a podcaster for Barron's. [1] They have three sons. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Alpern, Emma (2023-07-11). "Andrew Lipstein Tries To Be Good". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  2. ↑ Hill, Matt Rowland (2022-03-10). "Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein review – a hipster literary romp". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  3. ↑ Miller, Stuart (2023-07-14). "In a dark satirical novel, a callow Brooklyn tech bro atones by ... going vegan?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Something Rotten by Andrew Lipstein". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Lipstein | Authors | Macmillan". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 2025-01-30.


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