I'm writing a book for Seal Press. WHERE ARE ALL THE LESBIANS is a cultural history, celebration, and critical look at queer women's communities in the second half of the 20th century, as told through six archetypal spaces. It's due out in summer 2024. If you'd like to learn more, please sign up for my free newsletter, where I share Interesting nuggets I happen upon in the course of my research--as well as podcast, book, stationery, and YouTube recommendations.

I worked at Slate magazine for 25 years. When I left in April 2022, I was senior managing producer of Slate podcasts. I also wrote about television, movies, and books; launched Outward, Slate's LGBTQ section; and was the foreign and travel editor for many years. Earlier titles included West Coast Editor, Managing Editor, Copy Chief, and Copy Editor.

As a freelancer, I’ve written for Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Pursuits, CondeNastTraveler.com, Marie Claire, New York Newsday, New York Times T Magazine, Pacific Standard, and the Advocate, where I was a columnist for two years.

I started podcasting in 2005. My first audio production was the Explainer podcast--basically a recorded version of the daily magazine feature of the same name. (Hey, those were early days!) I've hosted several other shows since, including Afterword, a series of interviews with the authors of nonfiction books; the semi-official behind-the-scenes podcast about the FX TV series The Americans (I was host from Season 4 until the end of the show's run); and several TV show recap podcasts, including Downton Abbey, Better Call Saul, and Game of Thrones (those are mostly behind the Slate Plus paywall, alas). I was a host of The Waves, a show about feminism and gender, for many years, and I've been a co-host of Working, Slate's podcast about the creative process since April 2020. I also produce Outward, Slate's LGBTQ show.

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