Beth Kanter lives in Washington, DC, with her books, her dog, and the rest of her family. She is writer with more than 20 years of experience working for national magazines and newspapers. Her essays, features, humor pieces, and reported stories have appeared in a wide variety of publications including the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, Paste, The Writer, Shape, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Belladonna,Business Insider, Parents, Kveller, and Curbed. Beth also is an award-winning fiction and creative nonfiction writer who leads narrative writing workshops and works one-on-one with writers. You can find her online at bethkanter.com, and follow her on Instagram and Bluesky.
Book recommendations for when you’re feeling self-assured, silly, sexy, scholarly, or serene. Has your inner diva been lobbying for more airtime? Your fearless dial turned all the way up to ferocious? Or, maybe you have been riding a wave of calm—or very much want to...
