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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed

Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed

Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids

by Meghan Daum
Paperback
Publication Date: 10/05/2016

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A New York Times bestseller about whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversially, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life. In this exciting collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christiensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.

About the Author
Meghan Daum is the author of four books, most recently The Unspeakable... And Other Subjects of Discussion, published in 2014 by FSG. Her other books include the essay collection My Misspent Youth, the novel The Quality of Life Report, and Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House, a memoir. An opinion columnist for The Los Angeles Times for nearly a decade, Meghan has written for The New Yorker, Harper's, Elle, and Vogue, among other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.

ISBN:
9781250081643
9781250081643
Category:
Society & social sciences
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
10-05-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Picador
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
209.8x142.49x20.32mm
Weight:
0.25kg
Meghan Daum

Meghan Daum is the author of five books and writes a biweekly column about culture and politics for Medium. Her most recent book is The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion, which won the 2015 PEN Center USA Award for creative nonfiction. Her other books include the essay collection My Misspent Youth, and she edited the New York Times bestseller Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not to Have Kids. From 2005 to 2016, Daum was an opinion columnist for the Los Angeles Times. She has contributed to numerous magazines, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue. A recipient of a 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2016 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, she is on the adjunct faculty in the MFA Writing Program at Columbia University School of the Arts.

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