Marcelle Karp, a.k.a. Betty Boob, (born 1964),
(Dec 22, 2005) New York Times article mentioning her age and marriage is an American

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writer, editor, and television director and producer.

Career

In 1993, Karp and

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produced the first issue of ''

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'', ''"The Magazine for Women With Something to Get Off Their Chests"'', now seen as one of the flagship publications of

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, for mixing feminism with sexuality. ''Betty Boob'' was the name that Karp used in writing for the magazine (Stoller used ''Celina Hex''). The two women met while working for

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. They built a grassroots following, eventually distributing 100,000 copies of each issue. Her 1999 book with Stoller, "The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order", , is a collection of articles from that magazine. She was forced out of ''Bust'' in 2001. After she left Bust, Karp began a career in broadcast as a Creative Director, working for BET, fuse, MSG, Lifetime, VH1. She continued to write for a various of publications including Sesame Street Workshop, Publishers Weekly and Covey Club. In 2012, she began produced the live stand-up show, Hello Giggles Presents at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre, hosted by her daughter, Ruby Karp. It eventually became We Hope You Have Fun. Karp remains active as an activist, and spoke at

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in 2014. Her debut YA novel, ''Getting Over Max Cooper'', will be out April 2022.

Personal life

Marcelle Karp is the mother of writer Ruby Karp. She married in 2000, shortly after her daughter's birth, then divorced in 2002.

References

External links

Getting it Off Her Chest - Womanrock.com
e-interview with Karp about "The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order" {{DEFAULTSORT:Karp, Marcelle 1964 births Living people American feminist writers American women writers American magazine founders 21st-century American women