Becca Rothfeld (born 8 October 1991) is an American literary critic, and essayist. She won the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and Silvers-Dudley Prize. [1]
She attended Dartmouth College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Rothfeld later pursued a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Harvard University, but as of 2024 has not completed a dissertation. She is a book critic at The Washington Post . [2] [3]
In 2024, Rothfeld revealed on her blog that she has been undergoing treatment for early-stage thyroid cancer. [4]