Kathryn Rosenfield (born March 16, 1982) is an American culture writer, columnist and novelist. Beginning in 2004, Rosenfield worked in various communications jobs, including a publicist for

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, and freelance writer for various magazines and corporate clients. From 2010 to 2016, Rosenfield was a reporter for

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. Rosenfield writes for ''

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'' and ''

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''. As a journalist, she has covered a number of controversies in book publishing, including sensitivity readers, the #ownvoices movement, and social media backlash to the

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novel ''The Black Witch''. In 2019, Rosenfield's book ''A Trick of Light'' was released, which she co-wrote with comic book writer

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. In 2022, her book ''No One Will Miss Her'' (2021) was nominated for an

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. Rosenfield graduated from Coxsackie High School in 1999 and

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in 2003. She now lives in

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Books

*''You Must Remember This'' ( William Morrow, 2023) *''No One Will Miss Her'' ( William Morrow, 2021) *''A Trick of Light'' (

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, 2019) * ''Inland'' ( Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2014) * ''Amelia Anne Is Dead and Gone'' ( Speak, 2012)Reviews for ''Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone'': * *

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* 1982 births Living people 21st-century American women writers Writers from Norwalk, Connecticut American women columnists American women novelists 21st-century American novelists Novelists from Connecticut People from Coxsackie, New York Drew University alumni {{US-writer-stub