Becca Rothfeld

Becca Rothfeld
Born	(1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 34)
Education	Dartmouth College
Occupations	Writer critic

Becca Rothfeld (born October 8, 1991) is an American literary critic, and essayist. She won the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and Silvers-Dudley Prize. ^[1]

Life

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. ^{[2] [3]}

In March 2023, she was hired by The Washington Post as their non-fiction book critic. ^[4]

In 2024, Rothfeld revealed on her blog that she has been undergoing treatment for early-stage thyroid cancer. ^[5]

On February 4, 2026, Rothfeld was laid off by The Washington Post when it reduced its staff by one-third and eliminated the newspaper's books and sports sections. ^{[6] [7]} On February 10, 2026, The New Yorker announced that Rothfeld would be joining them as a staff writer later that month. ^[8]

Works

• Rothfeld, Becca (April 2, 2024). All Things Are Too Small. New York: Metropolitan Books. ISBN   978-1-250-84991-5. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. "Winners of the Silvers-Dudley Prizes Revealed | Kirkus Reviews". January 7, 2022. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
2. "Becca Rothfeld: "For the Sake of Argument"". The Yale Review. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
3. "Becca Rothfeld - The Washington Post". Becca Rothfeld. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
4. "Becca Rothfeld joins The Washington Post as a nonfiction book critic". The Washington Post . March 13, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
5. Substack. "becca rothfeld | Substack". substack.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
6. Bauder, David (February 4, 2026). "Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand". Associated Press . Retrieved February 5, 2026.
7. Spratford, Sam (February 4, 2026). "WashPo Shutters Books Section Amid Widespread Layoffs". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved February 5, 2026.
8. Rothfeld, Becca (February 10, 2026). "The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post". The New Yorker . Retrieved February 10, 2026.
9. Gates, David (March 25, 2024). "A Critic's Plea for Maximalism: 'Crack Us Open Like Eggs'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 10, 2024.
10. Kellaway, Kate (March 25, 2024). "All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld review – bracing and brilliant essay collection". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved May 10, 2024.
11. "Review | In an age of minimalism, here's a celebration of more, more, more". The Washington Post. April 5, 2024. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved May 10, 2024.

External links

• The Craft of Criticism: An Interview with Becca Rothfeld - National Book Critics Circle
• Becca Rothfeld - About