Proof: What Happens When all the Birds are Gone? (The Chronicles of Now, 9.19)
The Surprising Comfort I Get From Living in a Haunted House (RealSimple, 9.28.18)
New Motherhood in the Age of Trump (Medium, 06.13.18)
The Absolute Necessity of the New-Mom Friend (The New York Times, 8.18.18)
How Regular Americans Can Help Reunite Migrant Families (The New York Times, 6.27.19)
Book Excerpt:The Enduring Power of “Little Women” (Flavorwire, 11.28.18)
Op-Ed: Get Me to a Nunnery (The New York Times, 12.21.17)
Anne of Green Gables, Patron Saint of Girls Who Ask Too Many Questions
(Foreword to Penguin Classics Edition, Lithub, 11.28.17)
How I Rebuilt My Childhood Library, Book by Book (The New York Times, 8.24.17)
Why My Husband and I Regularly Travel 1,100 Miles Across the Country (Real Simple, June 2017)
A Mary Anne With Kristy Rising: The Enduring Legacy of the Baby-Sitters Club (Lenny Letter, June 2016)
After the Broadway Show, a Trip to Hamilton’s Grave (The New York Times, 3.5.16)
Op-Ed: Kiss Me, I’m Pretty Sure I’m Irish (The New York Times, 3.11.17)
The Real Housewife of New York (The New York Times, 12.23.15)
Donald Trump, Homecoming King (NewYorker.com, 9.23.15)
Dispatch From Iowa: Waiting For Donald Trump at a Tailgate (Vogue.com, 9.22.15)
Op-Ed: What Marriage Equality Means For Transgender Rights (The New York Times, 7.16.15)
Book Review: The Sunken Cathedral by Kate Walbert (The Boston Globe, 5.30.15)
Shining Light Where Shadows Once Fell (The New York Times, 3.20.15)
The Drastic Haircut I’ll Never Forget (Allure, July 2015)
An Alternative Father’s Day Gift Guide (Vogue.com, 6.15.14)
Op-Ed: Adopt a Dog With a Southern Drawl (The New York Times, 5.25.14)
Op-Ed: Why ‘A Diamond Is Forever’ Has Lasted So Long (The Washington Post, 2.7.14)
A Writer Remembers Her Grandmother’s Favorite Dress (Never Underdressed, 12.20.13)
The Books of My Life interview with Stephan Lee (Entertainment Weekly, 8.9.13)
Authors on Their All-Time Favorite Summer Reads (Time Magazine, 6.28.13)
How Americans Learned to Love Diamonds (The New York Times, 5.3.13)
Book Review: Better to Wish by Ann M. Martin (The New York Times Book Review, 5.12.13)
Book Review: ‘The Good House’ by Ann Leary (The New York Times Book Review, 3.8.13)
J. Courtney Sullivan: By The Book (The New York Times Book Review, 8.2.12)
The Lingering Ghost of Dorothy Parker (The Chicago Tribune, 6.14.12)
Domestic Lives: A Hobby Best Kept Small (The New York Times, 8.17.11)
The Miracle of Faith (Real Simple, June 2011)
Early Bloomer (Allure Magazine, June 2011)
Selling Books By Day, Writing Them By Night (The New York Times Book Review, 5.6.11)
Book Review: A Saving Remnant (The New York Times Book Review, 3.25.11)
Nonfiction Chronicle (The New York Times Book Review, 4.1.10)
Changing the World to Fit Women: An Interview With Gloria Steinem (Smith Alumnae Quarterly, Winter 2010)
Nonfiction Chronicle (The New York Times Book Review, 5.18.2009)
Memories of a Mentor Who Inspired Generations of Actors (The New York Times, 3.2.09)
See The Website, Buy The Book (The New York Times Book Review, 1.25.09)
Nonfiction Chronicle (The New York Times Book Review, 11.30.08)
Moonstruck House Sells, Recalling Fight For Preservation (The New York Times, 8.31.08)
Charges and Closed Shops Rattle Brooklyn Heights(The New York Times, 8.4.08)
Every Thursday Night, Liberal Politics and Pints (The New York Times, 6.1.08)
Let’s Say You Want to Date a Hog Farmer (The New York Times, 4.27.08)
With Mentors at Their Sides, Girls in Need Write Their Stories and Find New Lives (The New York Times, 4.14.08)
Don’t Care to Send the Very Best? (The New York Times, 9.23.07)
Rent Boys Men Now, Worry About Knees (New York Magazine, 8.6.07)
Drama Queen of Darfur (New York Magazine, 7.16.07)
If a Sofa Doesn’t Fit, They’ll Make It Fit (The New York Times, 5.31.07)
In New Jersey, Old Slave Quarters vs. New Homes (The New York Times, 3.25.07)
Ouch! My Bag Is Killing Me (The New York Times, 12.7.06)
Goodbye, Coliseum! Beloved Bookstore Breathes Final Gasp (The New York Observer, 10.30.06)
Modern Love: Changing My Feminist Mind, One Man at a Time (The New York Times, 5.21.06)
A Beloved Wife Lives On In Memory, Through Roses (The New York Times, 6.11.06)
A Book on Beauty With Major Backing (The New York Times, 4.24.06)
Size-Six Lounge Lizard: Gotham Gym Dandies, You Baffle Me! (The New York Observer, 1.30.06)
Toodle-oo, Book-Club Babes: I Want to Read Again! (The New York Observer, 9.26.05)