Kate Bolick (born 1972) is the author of New York Times bestseller ''Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own''. She is also a contributing editor for ''The Atlantic,'' and host of "Touchstones at The Mount," an annual literary interview series at

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’s country estate in the

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. Bollick attended Colby College and New York University.

Career

Kate Bolick is most well known as the author of New York Times bestseller ''Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own''. In addition to her work with ''

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'', Bolick contributes writing to ''Elle'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Vogue'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', among other publications. Previously, Bolick was the executive editor of ''Domino'', as well as a columnist for ''The Boston Globe's'' Ideas Section. Bolick's appearances include ''

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'',

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, and

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programs around the country.

''Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own''

In her 2015 New York Times Bestselling book, Bolick asks and answers a question she posed in a 2011 cover story for ''

'': "How does a woman move through life alone?"

Heather Havrilesky Heather Havrilesky (born April 1970)is an American author, essayist, and humorist. She writes the advice column "Ask Polly" for ''Substack''. She is the author of ''Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir'', the advice book ''How to Be a Person in the Wor ...

, writing in ''

'', gave the book a positive review, saying that "what ''Spinster'' actually offers is an idiosyncratic journey through Bolick's decades-long exploration of how to live independently, with cues from an assortment of nontraditional women."

References

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