Women of Letters
Jana M. Perkins, PhD, Alissa Wilkinson, Melissa Febos, Alia Hanna Habib, Anna Lena Feunekes, Victoria RedelIn-depth conversations about work, writing, & professional success with the women shaping our cultural landscape. An interview series now in its 3rd season.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 40 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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“I wake up excited”: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau on her career as an author and mental health advocate
My conversation with Sophie on the new chapter unfolding in her fifties, her daily practice of tracking micro-successes, the difference between breaking and being broken open, why she always keeps books of poetry on her bedside table, the a...
“I knew I would need to be my own safety net”: Alissa Wilkinson on her career as a movie critic and author
My conversation with Alissa on realizing she wanted something other than the 9-to-5 corporate life, how she made the transition from freelance writer to full-time staff writer, what it’s like getting paid to watch 2-10 movies per week, the...
“I didn’t figure it out till I was 40”: Candice Wuehle on her career as a novelist and cultural critic
My conversation with Candice on what it’s like to have an essay go viral, why she still prioritizes saying ‘yes’ to most opportunities, how she found success on Substack, what she describes as “the great millennial woman deprogramming,” her...
“Everything was building to this”: The Postscript ep. 3
Each month, between interviews, I hop on the mic to share a new episode of The Postscript: a new section of Women of Letters which features a life update from me + a behind-the-scenes look at my conversations with our recent guests—in this...
“I decided to upend my very stable life”: Allison T. Butler on her career as an author and lecturer
My conversation with Allison on the life lessons she’s learned from those who taught her how not to behave, why she regularly reads everything from YA fiction to highbrow classics, having felt unhappy despite things in her life looking good...
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host, Women of Letters | author, DEEP LITERACY, DIGITAL TIME | data scientist examining how we design our lives around work
I’m a movie critic at the New York Times, and author of "We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine" (paperback out 6/23!!) and "Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, and Living from Revolutionary Women" (2022).
I'm the bestselling author of five books, including Girlhood, Body Work, and The Dry Season.
Literary agent and VP at The Gernert Company. Author of TAKE IT FROM ME: An Agent’s No-Nonsense Guide to Building a Nonfiction Career from Scratch (Pantheon * January 2026).
I make painted paper collages about food and the strange history behind it. Author-illustrator of childrens nonfiction, rep'd by DHA. Tasty Tales + Big Book of Birthdays (DK) | Newsletter + books + art shop at annalena.nl
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