Sloane Crosley
Encyclopedia
Sloane Crosley is a writer living in New York
and the author of best-selling collections of essays, I Was Told There'd Be Cake
and How Did You Get This Number.
She also worked as a publicist
at the Vintage Books
division of Random House
.
in 2000 with a degree in creative writing.
, was published by Riverhead Books
on April 1, 2008 and became a New York Times bestseller
. Since then, HBO has purchased the rights to her book. In 2008 the audio book of I Was Told There'd Be Cake was selected as one of The Best Audio Books Of The Year by Library Journal
and was one of Amazon.com
's Best Books of 2008. In 2009, I Was Told There'd Be Cake was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor
. How Did You Get This Number, her second book of essays, was released on June 15, 2010 and will be released in paperback in May 2011. She is also a weekly columnist for The Independent
and editor of The Best American Travel Writing 2011. Crosley is included in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers According to Andy Borowitz and The Best American Non-Required Reading edited by Dave Eggers, both published in 2011.
, The Guardian
, The Irish Times
, BlackBook
magazine, The New York Observer, The Village Voice
, Vice Magazine, Elle
, Glamour
, Vogue
, W
, Teen Vogue
, Salon.com
, GQ, Spin
, Esquire
, Playboy Magazine, Self
, Maxim Magazine, Plenty Magazine
, Page Six Magazine, Mirabella
, AFAR Magazine, Bon Appetit
, and numerous other literary journals and websites, such as Lumina and Esopus.
From 2004 to 2006, Crosley was a regular contributor to The Village Voice
. She was a contributing editor and humor columnist for BlackBook Magazine
. She has also appeared on Fox News, Sirius Satellite Radio
and is a frequent contributor to NPR
's "All Things Considered."
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and the author of best-selling collections of essays, I Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake is a New York Times-bestselling collection of essays by American writer and literary publicist Sloane Crosley.-Reception:In 2008, I Was Told There'd Be Cake paved the way for several funny female essayists...
and How Did You Get This Number.
She also worked as a publicist
Publicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album...
at the Vintage Books
Vintage Books
Vintage Books is a publishing imprint founded in 1954 by Alfred A. Knopf. Its publishing list includes world literature, fiction, and non-fiction...
division of Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
.
Background and education
Crosley graduated from Connecticut CollegeConnecticut College
Connecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
in 2000 with a degree in creative writing.
Books
Crosley's collection of essays, I Was Told There'd Be CakeI Was Told There'd Be Cake
I Was Told There'd Be Cake is a New York Times-bestselling collection of essays by American writer and literary publicist Sloane Crosley.-Reception:In 2008, I Was Told There'd Be Cake paved the way for several funny female essayists...
, was published by Riverhead Books
Riverhead Books
Riverhead Books is a division of Penguin Group .Notable books and major bestsellers published by Riverhead include Journals by Kurt Cobain; The Art of Happiness by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; The Color of Water by James McBride; Native Speaker, A Gesture Life, and Aloft by Chang-rae Lee; Fever...
on April 1, 2008 and became a New York Times bestseller
Bestseller
A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade figures and published by newspapers, magazines, or bookstore chains. Some lists are broken down into classifications and...
. Since then, HBO has purchased the rights to her book. In 2008 the audio book of I Was Told There'd Be Cake was selected as one of The Best Audio Books Of The Year by Library Journal
Library Journal
Library Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
and was one of Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
's Best Books of 2008. In 2009, I Was Told There'd Be Cake was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Thurber Prize for American Humor
The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing. The prize is given out by the Thurber House. It was first awarded irregularly, but since 2004 has been bestowed annually....
. How Did You Get This Number, her second book of essays, was released on June 15, 2010 and will be released in paperback in May 2011. She is also a weekly columnist for The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
and editor of The Best American Travel Writing 2011. Crosley is included in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers According to Andy Borowitz and The Best American Non-Required Reading edited by Dave Eggers, both published in 2011.
Journalism
Her essays, interviews, fiction and criticism have appeared in The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, BlackBook
BlackBook Magazine
BlackBook is an American arts and culture magazine published 8x a year. Founded in 1996 as a quarterly publication, BlackBook has now expanded to a circulation of roughly 150,000. The magazine covers topics ranging from art, music, and literature to politics, popular culture, and travel guides....
magazine, The New York Observer, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
, Vice Magazine, Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....
, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, W
W (magazine)
W is a monthly American fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, who purchased original owner Fairchild Publications in 1999. It was created in 1971 by the publisher of sister magazine Woman's Wear Daily, James Brady. The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and...
, Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
, Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
, GQ, Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, Playboy Magazine, Self
Self (magazine)
Self magazine is an American magazine for women that specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and happiness. Published by Condé Nast Publications 12 times a year, it has a circulation of 1,486,992 and a total audience of 5,541,000 readers, according to its corporate media kit. The...
, Maxim Magazine, Plenty Magazine
Plenty (magazine)
Plenty is an environmental media company that publishes a bi-monthly magazine and offers daily news on their website . They are dedicated to exploring and giving voice to the green revolution that they say will define the 21st Century...
, Page Six Magazine, Mirabella
Mirabella
Mirabella was a women's magazine published from 1989 to 2000. It was created by and named for Grace Mirabella, a former Vogue editor in chief....
, AFAR Magazine, Bon Appetit
Bon Appétit
Bon Appétit describes itself as "a food and entertaining magazine" and is published monthly. Named after the French phrase for "Enjoy your meal", it was started by M. Frank Jones in Kansas City in 1956...
, and numerous other literary journals and websites, such as Lumina and Esopus.
From 2004 to 2006, Crosley was a regular contributor to The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
. She was a contributing editor and humor columnist for BlackBook Magazine
BlackBook Magazine
BlackBook is an American arts and culture magazine published 8x a year. Founded in 1996 as a quarterly publication, BlackBook has now expanded to a circulation of roughly 150,000. The magazine covers topics ranging from art, music, and literature to politics, popular culture, and travel guides....
. She has also appeared on Fox News, Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
and is a frequent contributor to NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's "All Things Considered."
Non-Profit
Crosley is on the board of the Young Lions committee at The New York Public Library and Housingworks.External links
- Sloane Crosley's home page
- Sloane Crosley on Twitter
- The Moth
- The Most Popular Publicist in New York - New York Observer
- Audio interview with Crosley on public radio program The Sound of Young AmericaThe Sound of Young AmericaThe Sound of Young America is a public radio program and podcast based in Los Angeles, California and distributed by Public Radio International...
- Sloane Crosley reads on NPR
- Sloane Crosley on WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show" (April 7, 2008)
- San Francisco Chronicle Interview
- The New York Sun
- The Boston Phoenix, Interview
- The Raleigh News & Observer
- Daily Candy
- Esquire "Last Line" essay
- Newsweek
- Forbes Magazine
- Radar Magazine Interview
- A.V. Club
- The Christian Science Monitor
- USA Today Interview
- Variety