Mad Woman
Amanda Montei, Emma Straub, Tracy Clark-Flory, Emma Copley Eisenberg, Stefanie O'Connell, Allie Rowbottom, Julie BuntinFeminist takes on literature and culture.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 435 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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The spectacle of the madwoman
CW: violence, madness, postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, rampant gender inequality
The older I get, the more precisely I understand women’s madness. I feel, at times, as though I am standing with every generation of women before me sa...
"I do like feeling things. I really do."
The impulse to control sexuality is so central to heteropatriarchal, fascist logic that it’s common these days to read about sex, pleasure, and desire within moralistic frames—right or wrong, good or bad. This impulse to treat desire and se...
Introducing Write Like a Madwoman sessions
Weekly creative inspiration & cowriting—starting next Friday!
At the end of every summer break, as I resurface from the chaos of the summer childcare lacuna and total lack of routine, I like to take stock of how I’m showing up in the world...
'The Ultimatum' is an unimaginative take on love and relationships
I’ve written about reality TV dating shows many times, both in this column and in my books. I’m eternally fascinated—if appalled!—to drop into these cultural narratives. Reality TV dating shows are hegemonic stories of love and relationship...
Why don't men read books written by women?
Since I published Touched Out, I’ve received a steady stream of notes from readers. Most of these notes come from mothers who say the book helped them understand their own desires not just for space, but for autonomy over their own bodies a...
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Author of TOUCHED OUT. Words at New York Times Mag, Guardian, Elle, The Cut, Ms. PhD in literature, MFA in writing. Usually more madwoman than mad woman.
Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of seven books for adults and four books for children. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
Tracy Clark-Flory is the author of the memoir MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER. Also: WANT ME. She is a journalist, essayist, and co-hosts the podcast Dire Straights. Her weekly newsletter, TCF Emails, covers sex, pop culture, and feminism.
at large // wrote FAT SWIM, HOUSEMATES, & THE THIRD RAINBOW GIRL
Author of THE AMBITION PENALTY (ambitionpenalty.com) Debunking myths around women’s work, money and ambition one data point at a time [stefanieoconnell at gmail.com]
Author of AESTHETICA, JELL-O GIRLS and LOVERS XXX, out June 2026 in the US and UK. Bylines: NY Times, Vanity Fair, Elle, Playboy, etc. I co-edit the DISPATCHES column for Zona Motel. https://linktr.ee/admin/links
author of the novels of MARLENA and FAMOUS MEN, co-editor of the collaborative nonfiction project NOTES TO NEW MOTHERS
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