Becca Rothfeld

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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]

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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. 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]

Works

References

  1. "Winners of the Silvers-Dudley Prizes Revealed | Kirkus Reviews". 2022-01-07. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. "Becca Rothfeld: "For the Sake of Argument"". The Yale Review. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. "Becca Rothfeld - The Washington Post". Becca Rothfeld. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. Substack. "becca rothfeld | Substack". substack.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  5. Gates, David (2024-03-25). "A Critic's Plea for Maximalism: 'Crack Us Open Like Eggs'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  6. Kellaway, Kate (2024-03-25). "All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld review – bracing and brilliant essay collection". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  7. "Review | In an age of minimalism, here's a celebration of more, more, more". Washington Post. 2024-04-05. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-05-10.