Quick Facts
Biography
Brooklyn-based Kate Bolick (Born 1972) is the author of New York Times bestseller Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own. She is also a contributing editor for The Atlantic, and host of "Touchstones at The Mount," an annual literary interview series at Edith Wharton's country estate in the Berkshires.
Career
Kate Bolick is most well known as the author of New York Times bestseller Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own. In addition to her work with The Atlantic, Bolick contributes writing to Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. Previously, Bolick was the executive editor of Domino, as well as a columnist for The Boston Globe's Ideas Section.
Bolick's appearances include The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and NPR programs around the country.
Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
In her 2015 New York Times Bestselling book, Bolick asks and answers a question that plagues modern women: "How does a woman move through life alone?" Spinster dives into the possibilities and pleasures of single life. Using her own life as a starting point, Kate Bolick invites readers into her carefully considered, passionately lived life to understand why she (along with over 100 million other American woman) are still unmarried.
Spinster "actually offers is an idiosyncratic journey through Bolick’s decades-long exploration of how to live independently, with cues from an assortment of nontraditional women."
Praise for Spinster
“What’s surprising about Spinster is how, in its charmingly digressive style, the book sets forth a clear vision not just for single women, but for all women: to disregard the reigning views of how women should live, to know their own hearts and to carve out a little space for their dreams.”-New York Times Book Review
“Awakened and inspired by the lives of five historical women, Bolick revels in her own singledom in this blazingly smart memoir, which argues that “spinster” should be a coveted destination, not a dirty word. Her eloquent, provocative story illustrates how charting a unique course can make any life truly singular.”-People
“A pleasing, intelligent book. Bolick’s minibiographies of her five awakeners are captivating, and she is great company on the page–perhaps she will prove to be an awakener for a new generation.” -Time