Claire Dederer (born 1967) is an American writer who regularly contributes essays, reviews and criticism to publications including ''

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''. She has also authored two books, ''Love and Trouble'' and ''Poser'': ''My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses.'' ''Poser'' was a ''New York Times'' best seller.

Life and career

Dederer was raised in

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, where she was born in 1967. She was a film critic at the ''

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'' before turning to freelance journalism. She has taught writing at her alma mater ('93), the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

. She has two adult children with her ex-husband. She lives on boat in Seattle. Dederer has written book reviews and articles for ''

'' and other publications. Her memoir, ''Love and Trouble - a midlife reckoning'', was published in 2017. Her brother,

Dave Dederer David Dederer (born October 5, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer. He was a member of the alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. An alumnus of Seattle, Washington's The Bush School and Brown University ...

, is a guitarist and singer, best known for the band The Presidents of the United States of America.

Bibliography

Books

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Essays

* (Winner of Longform essay of the year)

Book reviews

References

External links

The Official Website of Claire Dederer
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