Miranda Purves
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Margaret Atwood Saw it All Coming
One of the most acclaimed novelists of our time, Margaret Atwood is as prolific an enviro-warrior tweeter as she is a writer of brilliant fictions. Meanwhile, her classic The Handmaid's Tale is debuting on television, not to mention energizing women's rights advocates around the globe.
Apr 18, 2017
In Her New Novel, Cult Author Rachel Cusk Is at Her Best
She's tackled motherhood, divorce, and adultery. Next? Real estate.
Jan 12, 2017
Lionel Shriver's New Post-Apocalyptic Novel Is Scary In the Best Possible Way
Set in a dystopian Brooklyn, it will feel hilariously, troublingly familiar.
Jun 16, 2016
I'm Just a Little Bit in Love With My Shame
Brené Brown, in her new book, Rising Strong, wants us to Dare Greatly—to have the courage to slow down and "rumble" with our shame. Miranda Purves isn't sure she's prepared to do that.
Jul 27, 2015
'Moody Bitches' Is an Utter Failure—But an Important Book Nonetheless
In what promises to be one of the "hot" books of spring, the best-selling author of Weekends at Bellevue tries to unpack the hormonal truths of being female and offer up some advice meant to change your life in her new book, Moody Bitches.
Feb 20, 2015
Emily Gould, Gawker's Original Oversharer, Hits Refresh
At 25, Emily Gould became Gawker's marquee voice—and the poster girl for Internet oversharing. Now seven years the wiser, she has emerged as a different kind of media-world force, harnessing her power to boost other woman writers and coming out with her own first novel—albeit a very personal one.
Jun 16, 2014
Naomi Wolf, Sex Machine
From the archives: Naomi Wolf's book 'Vagina: A New Biography,' uncovers the power (and implications) of the female orgasm
Jun 21, 2013
The Truth About Sex After Childbirth
Yes, mummy tummy, whatever, but I'd never heard of gapey sex forever after.
Mar 12, 2013
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Small on Top: I Have a Small Head
If balance and proportion are the basis of all beauty, the size of your head—like that of your hips, chest, or waistline—can prove to be a big problem. Miranda Purves has a petite tête-à-tête with a long-harbored insecurity
Jan 14, 2013
Small on Top
If balance and proportion are the basis of all beauty, the size of your headlike that of your hips, chest, or waistlinecan prove to be a big problem. Miranda Purves has a petite tête-à-tête with a long-harbored insecurity
Jan 14, 2011
Rachel Cusk on Her New Novel, The Bradshaw Variations
An outspoken interview with the controversial British author
Apr 14, 2010
Alice + Olivia Designer Stacey Bendet Eisner's New Pad
Being a grown-up doesn't mean you have to forsake fun
Mar 31, 2010
Book Release: The Bradshaw Variations
British author Rachel Cusk divides women in a way not seen since Caitlin Flanagan
Mar 19, 2010
The Kindness Project
Being nice always seemed unreachable, but then this self-described mean girl decided to save herself
Dec 1, 2009
Book Release: Fall to Pieces
Model Mary Forsberg Weiland's revealing new memoir
Nov 19, 2009
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession
Blogger and food personality Julie Powell chops her men right out of her hair
Nov 13, 2009
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Our Favorite New Blank Books
Jot your thoughts into these covetable journals
Oct 29, 2009
I Want You to Want Me
ELLE writer explores her sexy side and tells all
Dec 9, 2008
I Want You to Want Me
ELLE writer explores her sexy side and tells all
Dec 9, 2008
Her Back Pages
Susan Sontag's compulsively readable private notebooks have it all
Nov 14, 2008
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