Nicolaia Rips

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Nicolaia Rips
Born
Nicolaia Anna Rips

(1998-08-19) August 19, 1998 (age 27)
New York City, United States
Education Brown University
OccupationWriter

Nicolaia Anna Rips (born August 19, 1998) is an American journalist and memoirist.

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Early life and education

Rips was born in New York City, the daughter of Michael Rips (a writer and lawyer) and Sheila Berger (an artist and former model). [1] [2] [3] Her parents raised her in the Chelsea Hotel, which she described as a "crumbling outpost of outcasts". [4] She cites Stormé DeLarverie as someone who counseled her when she felt bullied during elementary school. [5]

Rips attended LaGuardia High School for music and Brown University for literature. [4]

Career

Her articles and essays [6] have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue , Interview Magazine and The Paris Review. [7] In 2016, at age 17, she published Trying to Float: Coming Of Age In The Chelsea Hotel, a memoir about her childhood. [1] [7] Model Paulina Porizkova and author Kurt Andersen were both early readers who encouraged her to publish. [2] The The A.V. Club praised her "dry wit" and straightforward writing style [5] and The New York Times appreciated her "keen sense of the absurd". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawrence, Vanessa (13 July 2016). "Meet 17-Year Old Nicolaia Rips, the Eloise of the Chelsea Hotel". W Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Green, Penelope (16 July 2016). "Childhood Tales From the Chelsea Hotel". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "TRYING TO FLOAT: COMING OF AGE IN THE CHELSEA HOTEL". Kirkus Reviews. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 Whitworth, Damian (24 July 2017). "Madonna, Warhol and me: when the Chelsea Hotel is your home". The Times . Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 James, Becca (25 July 2016). "Nicolaia Rips grows up in the Chelsea Hotel in her ambitious memoir Trying To Float". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 27 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Why Is Gen Z So Obsessed With Fran Lebowitz? In CULTURED's Winter Cover Story, Author Nicolaia Rips Investigates". www.culturedmag.com. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  7. 1 2 Hopgood, Edie (30 June 2025). "Nicolaia Rips Holds a Steadfast Creative Licence For Life". To Be. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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