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Becca Rothfeld | |
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| Born | October 8, 1991 |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Cambridge (MPhil) |
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Becca Rothfeld (born October 8, 1991) is an American literary critic and essayist. She won the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing and the Silvers-Dudley Prize.[1]
Life
[edit]She attended Dartmouth College, graduating with a B.A. degree. She received her MPhil degree from University of Cambridge. Rothfeld later pursued a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Harvard University, but as of 2024 has not completed a dissertation.[2][3]
In March 2023, she was hired by The Washington Post as its non-fiction book critic.[4]
In 2024, Rothfeld revealed on her blog that she has been undergoing treatment for early-stage thyroid cancer.[5] As of 2026, she no longer has thyroid cancer.[6]
On February 4, 2026, Rothfeld was laid off by The Washington Post when it reduced its staff by one-third and eliminated the newspaper's books and sports sections.[7][8] On February 10, 2026, The New Yorker announced that Rothfeld would be joining them as a staff writer later that month.[9]
She is Jewish.[10]
Works
[edit]- Rothfeld, Becca (April 2, 2024). All Things Are Too Small. New York: Metropolitan Books. ISBN 978-1-250-84991-5.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Winners of the Silvers-Dudley Prizes Revealed | Kirkus Reviews". January 7, 2022. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Becca Rothfeld: "For the Sake of Argument"". The Yale Review. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Becca Rothfeld - The Washington Post". Becca Rothfeld. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Becca Rothfeld joins The Washington Post as a nonfiction book critic". The Washington Post. March 13, 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ↑ Substack. "becca rothfeld | Substack". substack.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ↑ Rothfeld, Becca (April 10, 2026). "The Death of Book World and Why Criticism Still Matters" (Interview). Interviewed by Nathan J. Robinson. Current Affairs. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ↑ Bauder, David (February 4, 2026). "Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand". Associated Press. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ↑ Spratford, Sam (February 4, 2026). "WashPo Shutters Books Section Amid Widespread Layoffs". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ↑ Rothfeld, Becca (February 10, 2026). "The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ↑ "More Is More | The Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences". gsas.harvard.edu. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ Gates, David (March 25, 2024). "A Critic's Plea for Maximalism: 'Crack Us Open Like Eggs'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ↑ Kellaway, Kate (March 25, 2024). "All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld review – bracing and brilliant essay collection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Review | In an age of minimalism, here's a celebration of more, more, more". The Washington Post. April 5, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Craft of Criticism: An Interview with Becca Rothfeld - National Book Critics Circle
- Becca Rothfeld - About
