Mad Woman
Amanda Montei, Emma Straub, Jo Piazza, Mac Crane, Stefanie O'Connell, Allie Rowbottom, Julie BuntinFeminist takes on literature and culture.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 440 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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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.
Bestselling author of the book of the summer EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU and host of the UNDER THE INFLUENCE podcast. Also, mom, travel writer, award-winning journalist and sometimes a decent wife.
Author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF (Catapult, 2023), A SHARP ENDLESS NEED, and PERVERTS (Dial). jock. parent. sweatpants enthusiast. they/them.
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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