Claire Dederer (born 1967[ citation needed ]) is an American writer who regularly contributes essays, reviews and criticism to publications including The New York Times .
She has written three books: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning, Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, [1] [2] and Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma.
Dederer was raised in Seattle, where she was born in 1967. She was a film critic at the Seattle Weekly before turning to freelance journalism. [3] She has taught writing at her alma mater ('93), the University of Washington. [4] She has two adult children with her ex-husband. She lives on a boat in Seattle. [5]
Dederer has written book reviews and articles for The New York Times [6] [7] and other publications. [8] [9] Her memoir, Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning, was published in 2017. [10]
Her brother, Dave Dederer, is a guitarist and singer, best known as a member of the band The Presidents of the United States of America. [10]
Dederer currently teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program at Pacific University. [11]
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Year | Review article | Work(s) reviewed |
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2018 | "The virtue of illicit desire". The Culture File. Books. The Atlantic. 321 (2): 42–44. Mar 2018. [16] | Quatro, Jamie (2018). Fire sermon. Grove. |