Pamela Paul

Pamela Paul (born 1971)[1] is an American writer who is an opinion columnist[2] for The New York Times and was previously the editor of The New York Times Book Review[3] overseeing all New York Times book coverage including the staff critics and publishing news.[4] She was also the host of the weekly Book Review podcast, the longest-running podcast at the Times, which she took over when the founding host, Sam Tanenhaus, left the Book Review. She joined the Times in 2011 and served as children's books editor and features editor for the Book Review before her 2013 and 2016 promotions.[5][6][7]

Pamela Paul
Born1970/1971 (age 50–51)
Occupation
EducationBrown University (BA)
GenreJournalism
Notable works
Years active1997–present
Spouse
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    (m. 1998, divorced)​
      Michael Stern
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      (m. 2004)​
      Children3
      Website
      pamelapaul.com

      She formerly wrote the New York Times "Studied" column, and a column for Worth Magazine about financial issues and family. She was a contributor to Time magazine and has written for many other publications, including The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, The Washington Post and The Atlantic. Paul was a senior editor at the erstwhile magazine American Demographics. She is also a former London- and New York-based correspondent for The Economist, for which she wrote a monthly arts column from 1997 to 2002, and reviewed film, theater and books.

      She is the author of eight books. The end of her first marriage inspired her to write her first, book, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony, which was featured on Oprah, The Today Show, Politically Incorrect and Good Morning America.[8] After the 2005 publication of her book Pornified, she testified about pornography before the Senate Judiciary Committee[9] and later appeared in Parliament in London. She is a frequent guest on television[10] and radio shows in the U.S., Canada, and in the UK, speaking about social and cultural trends, literature and publishing, the intersection of the Internet and culture, reading and literacy, and other subjects.[11]

      Personal life

      Paul is the daughter of Carole and Jerome D. Paul.[1] Her father was a construction contractor and her mother was an advertising copywriter and later, the editor of Retail Ad World.[1] In 1998, she married Bret Stephens.[12] This marriage ended in divorce, and in 2004, she married hedge fund financier Michael Stern.[1]

      Bibliography
      • Paul, Pamela (2003). The starter marriage and the future of matrimony. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 9780812966763.
      • Paul, Pamela (2005). Pornified: How pornography is transforming our lives, our relationships, and our families. New York: Times Books. ISBN 9780805081329.
      • Paul, Pamela (2008). Parenting, Inc.: How we are sold on $800 strollers, fetal education, baby sign language, sleeping coaches, toddler couture, and diaper wipe warmers - and what it means for our children. New York: Times Books/Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 9780805082494.
      • Paul, Pamela, ed. (2014). By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review. New York: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 9781627791458.
      • Paul, Pamela, ed. (2017). My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues. New York: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 9781627796316.
      • Paul, Pamela; Russo, Maria (2019). How to Raise a Reader. Workman. ISBN 978-1523505302.
      • Paul, Pamela (2021) Rectangle Time. Philomel.[13]
      • Paul, Pamela (2021) 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet. Crown.[14]

      References
      1. "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Pamela Paul, Michael Stern". The New York Times. August 14, 2004. The bride, 33, will continue to use her name professionally.
      2. Pamela, Paul. ""Pamela Paul's Next Chapter". New York Times. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
      3. "Pamela Paul is Named New York Times Book Review Editor" Archived 2017-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, JimRomenesko.com, April 9, 2013.
      4. Maher, John, "Pamela Paul to Oversee All 'New York Times' Book Coverage", Publishers Weekly, August 18, 2016.
      5. Announcement from Sam Tanenhous and David Kelly, February 2, 2012.
      6. Job Moves, Publishers Weekly, January 21, 2011.
      7. Diane Roback, "Pamela Paul Named Children's Books Editor at 'NYTBR'", Publishers Weekly, January 21, 2011.
      8. "Pamela Paul - Q&A". web.archive.org. Macmillan Books. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
      9. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary web site "Testimony of Pamela Paul Author of Pornified," November 10, 2005.
      10. The Today Show, December 7, 2011.
      11. "The Social Costs of Pornography" was organized by the Witherspoon Institute in conjunction with the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Washington, D.C. and held at Princeton University, December 11–13, 2008
      12. "Weddings; Pamela Paul, Bret Stephens". The New York Times. September 20, 1998.
      13. Paul, Pamela (2021). Rectangle time. Becky Cameron, Liza Kaplan. New York. ISBN 978-0-593-11511-4. OCLC 1155064464.
      14. Paul, Pamela (2021). 100 things we've lost to the internet (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-593-13677-5. OCLC 1236090469.
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