Jessica Ebenstein Grose is an American journalist, editor, and novelist. She is the author of the 2012 novel ''Sad Desk Salad,'' the co-author of 2009's ''LOVE, MOM: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home,'' and 2016's ''Soulmates: A Novel.'' Since October 2021, Grose has written for ''The'' ''New York Times'' opinion section.

Early life

Grose was born in

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and is the daughter of psychiatrist and photographer Dr. Judith Ebenstein Grose and cardiologist Dr. Richard M. Grose. In 2004, Grose graduated from

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

Career

Grose began her journalism career as associate editor of

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, a blog owned by

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. Soon after, Grose and author

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began a popular blog titled ''Postcards From Yo Momma,'' which became the basis for a book published by Hyperion Books in March 2009 titled ''LOVE, MOM: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home.'' Grose was named managing editor of

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's women's site ''DoubleX'' in 2009, and co-hosted its "DoubleX Gabfest" podcast alongside

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and Noreen Malone. In 2012, Grose published her debut novel ''Sad Desk Salad'' through William Morrow Paperbacks / HarperCollins. It was billed " ''The Devil Wears Prada'' for the blogger age" and praised for its wit and accurate portrayal of the media by its reviewers and authors

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and

Amy Sohn Amy Sohn is a Brooklyn-based author, columnist and screenwriter. Her first two novels were ''Run Catch Kiss'' (1999) and ''My Old Man'' (2004), both published by Simon & Schuster, and a companion guide to television's ''Sex and the City'', ''Se ...

. The novel chronicles writer Alex Lyons and satirizes the frenetic pace and moral traps of high-traffic blogging. The story is inspired by Grose's own early media career editing popular websites, including ''

'' and ''

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.'' Grose was deputy editor of ''

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,'' the culture blog of ''

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'' magazine. Grose covers

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parenting Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a ...

, and contemporary

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. She is a regular contributor to ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

'' magazines. Her essays and featured reporting appear in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In June 2015, Grose became editor-in-chief of ''

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,'' a feminist newsletter and online publication co-founded by

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and

Jenni Konner Jennifer A. Konner (born May 15, 1971) is an American television writer, producer and director. She is best known as co-showrunner and writer with Lena Dunham of the HBO series ''Girls (TV series), Girls.'' In 2016, she directed the season finale ...

. In 2018, Grose became the parenting columnist for ''The New York Times''. In October 2021, she moved to the ''New York Times'' opinion section to write a newsletter about what it means to be a parent. Her book '' Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood'' was published in December of 2022.

Personal life

In 2010, Grose married Michael Winton. They live in

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, with their two daughters.

Works and publications

;Monographs * * Novels * * ;Selected articles * also known as ''Home Economics: How Couples Manage Their Money'' *

References

External links

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