Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg
Born November 28, 1986
Occupation Writer, editor, blogger
Nationality American
Genre Satire
Notable works Texts from Jane Eyre (2014)
Relatives John Ortberg (father)
Website
www.the-toast.net

Mallory Ortberg (born November 28, 1986) is an American writer, editor, and a co-founder of the feminist general interest site The Toast.[1] She previously wrote for Gawker and the Hairpin, where she met Toast co-founder Nicole Cliffe.[2][3] Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre, was released in November 2014,[4][5] and became a New York Times bestseller.[6] Ortberg was included in the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Media category.[7] On November 9, 2015 it was announced that she was taking over Slate's "Dear Prudence" advice column from Emily Yoffe. Her father is evangelical Christian author John Ortberg.

References

  1. ↑ Lange, Maggie (30 October 2014). "Mallory Ortberg on the Great Jerks of Literature". New York Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Galo, Sarah. "Mallory Ortberg: 'If men show up that's great, but we don't need them'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Kott, Lidia Jean. "Mallory Ortberg And Her (Small) Media Empire". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Ulaby, Neda (10 November 2014). "If Literature's Great Characters Could Text, They'd Charm Your Pantalets Off". NPR. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Busis, Hillary. "Breaking Big: Mallory Ortberg, author of 'Texts from Jane Eyre'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Best Sellers, December 2014". New York Times. December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2015 30 under 30: Media". Retrieved 2015-01-31.

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