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(hi) is a New York-based writer, editor, strategist, and director with over 15 years of editorial experience in print, digital, and video media.

Her debut book, Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius, is available wherever books are sold.

The New York Times praised it as “compulsively readable,” The New Yorker said it’s “remarkable,” the Washington Post deemed it “splendid,” and the Los Angeles Times called it “a minor miracle.” It was a 2024 National Book Critics Circle finalist and was named one of the best books of 2024 by the New York Times, NPR, Publishers Weekly, Vulture, Newsweek, Literary Hub, and more.

She is currently at work on her second book, Cassavetes and Rowlands, for St. Martin’s Press. Find her on Twitter, Instagram, and/or Bluesky for more. A full archive of her work can be viewed here.