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Katy Hershberger

Katy Hershberger

Katy Hershberger is a writer and editor in New York. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from The New School, and her work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Slate, Longreads, Catapult, and elsewhere.

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In “Vintage Contemporaries,” A Young Woman Reconciles Her Idealism With the Realities of Adulthood in New York City

Mar 7 - Katy Hershberger

Amber Tamblyn Wants You to Call Her Out

Mar 5 - Katy Hershberger

Sam Lipsyte Doesn’t Have the Energy to Be A Guru

Feb 28 - Katy Hershberger

Elizabeth McCracken’s “Bowlaway” Is a Charming, Quirky Family Saga About Love and Bowling

Feb 4 - Katy Hershberger

This Book and Podcast Examine How We Consume Stories About Dead Girls

Sep 24 - Katy Hershberger

Amanda Stern on Living with Anxiety in an Increasingly Scary World

Aug 29 - Katy Hershberger

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