Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg

Mallory Ortberg in 2015
Born (1986-11-28) 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 author, 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 (October 30, 2014). "Mallory Ortberg on the Great Jerks of Literature". New York Magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  2. Galo, Sarah. "Mallory Ortberg: 'If men show up that's great, but we don't need them'". The Guardian. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. Kott, Lidia Jean. "Mallory Ortberg And Her (Small) Media Empire". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. Ulaby, Neda (November 10, 2014). "If Literature's Great Characters Could Text, They'd Charm Your Pantalets Off". NPR. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  5. Busis, Hillary. "Breaking Big: Mallory Ortberg, author of 'Texts from Jane Eyre'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  6. "Best Sellers, December 2014". New York Times. December 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  7. "2015 30 under 30: Media". Retrieved January 31, 2015.

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