Becca Rothfeld

Becca Rothfeld (born 8 October 1991) is an American literary critic, and essayist. She won the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and Silvers-Dudley Prize.^[1]

Life

She attended Dartmouth College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Rothfeld later pursued a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Harvard University, but as of 2024 has not completed a dissertation. She is a book critic at The Washington Post.^[2][3]

In 2024, Rothfeld revealed on her Substack blog that she has been undergoing treatment for early-stage thyroid cancer.^[4]

Works

• Rothfeld, Becca (2024-04-02). All Things Are Too Small. New York: Metropolitan Books. ISBN 978-1-250-84991-5..^[5][6][7]

References

1. "Winners of the Silvers-Dudley Prizes Revealed | Kirkus Reviews". 2022-01-07. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
2. "Becca Rothfeld: "For the Sake of Argument"". The Yale Review. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
3. "Becca Rothfeld - The Washington Post". Becca Rothfeld. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
4. Substack. "becca rothfeld | Substack". substack.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
5. Gates, David (2024-03-25). "A Critic's Plea for Maximalism: 'Crack Us Open Like Eggs'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
6. Kellaway, Kate (2024-03-25). "All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld review – bracing and brilliant essay collection". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
7. "Review | In an age of minimalism, here's a celebration of more, more, more". Washington Post. 2024-04-05. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-10.

External links

• The Craft of Criticism: An Interview with Becca Rothfeld - National Book Critics Circle
• Becca Rothfeld - About