Jennifer Wright
Jennifer Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1986 |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. John’s College |
| Spouse | |
Jennifer Wright is an American author and journalist. Wright has written seven books and is the political editor-at-large of Harper's Bazaar. She was one of the founders of the now defunct website TheGloss.com.
Early life
Wright graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, United States.[1]
Career
Wright is a contributor to a number of publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, the Observer and Salon.[2][3][4][5] She is political editor-at-large at Harper's Bazaar.[6] In 2010, Wright served as deputy editor for TheGloss.com, a fashion and beauty website.[7]
Wright's book Madame Restell, a biography of the mid-19th century abortion provider,[8] made The New York Times note: "In a heartfelt epilogue, Wright observes that Americans don’t take well to learning history. When it is delivered with this kind of blunt force, however, perhaps they might. Whatever readers end up thinking of Madame Restell, they surely cannot miss the core lesson: that there has never been a culture in human history without abortion. The only variable has ever been the cost."[9] In a review of She Kills Me, the New York Journal of Books praised Wright on her research and ability to make the information comprehensible.[10] In 2024, Netflix optioned the novel for a film adaptation.[11]
Audible named Get Well Soon the best history book of 2017.[12]
Personal life
Wright is married to Daniel Kibblesmith, a staff writer for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.[13][14] They were married on August 26, 2017, in New York City.[1]
Published books
- It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History (2015)
- Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them (2017)
- Killer Fashion: Poisonous Petticoats, Strangulating Scarves, and Other Deadly Garments Throughout History (2017)
- We Came First: Relationship Advice from Women Who Have Been There (2019)
- She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women (2021)
- Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist (2023)
- Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time: How Mamie Fish, Queen of the Gilded Age, Partied Her Way to Power (2025)
References
- ^ a b "Jennifer Wright, Daniel Kibblesmith". The New York Times. August 27, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Wright, Jennifer (August 11, 2018). "Opinion - Jocks Rule, Nerds Drool". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ Wright, Jennifer (October 23, 2018). "Lovers have been ghosting each other for centuries. Here are 5 of history's worst breakups". Washington Post. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Newton, Randi (September 18, 2014). "'I Just Want to Rise to the Top': Grown-ups Go Mad Playing Kim Kardashian Video Game". Observer. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Salon.com | News, Politics, Business, Technology & Culture". www.salon.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ Nguyen, Tina (October 10, 2018). "'Conservative Women Don't Feel Victimized': How the Kavanaugh Nomination Underscored the Right's Complex Inability to Cope with the #MeToo Reckoning". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Alvarez, Alex (March 8, 2010). "Ladies Who Launch: Introducing b5media's TheGloss.com". Adweek. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ Donegan, Moira (January 17, 2024). "The Abortion Provider Who Became the Most Hated Woman in New York". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
- ^ Scutts, Joanna (February 28, 2023). "Meet the Queen Bee of Victorian Abortionists". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Reveal, Judith. "She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women". New York Journal of Books. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (April 30, 2024). "Netflix's 'Persuasion' Writer to Adapt Biography of Victorian Abortionist Madame Restell for Just John Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ Kreizman, Maris (March 9, 2023). "Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell, Anthony Comstock, and Abortion in the 19th Century". Literary Hub. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ Wilbur, Brock (December 6, 2017). "How a Colbert Writer's Tweet About Santa's Husband Became a Book". Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Milton, Josh (December 8, 2017). "We spoke to Santa's Husband – and its author". Pink News. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
External links
- Jeff Milo, "Jennifer Wright Details History's Most Ridiculous Breakups in It Ended Badly". Interview with Paste Magazine, November 6, 2015.
- Bridley Heing, "The Worst Break-Ups in History". Interview with Vice, January 26, 2016.
- Megan Labrise, "Jennifer Wright: We talk to the author of IT ENDED BADLY". Interview with Kirkus Reviews]
- Sara Coughlin, "This Book Will Put Even Your Worst Breakup In Perspective". Interview with Refinery29]