Ayelet Waldman


New York Times Best-Selling Author

Articles and Archives

Ayelet is no longer maintaining her blog, but you can read her daily posts on Twitter and Facebook. You can also go back in time and read the archives of Ayelet's previous blogs, as well as other musings and rants.

Ayelet is a contributor to a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, the Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, ELLE Magazine, Vogue, Allure, Cookie, Child, Parenting, Real Simple, Health and Salon.com. Her radio commentaries have appeared on "All Things Considered" and "The California Report." Some of her articles and radio pieces are listed below.

Beware the Trap of 'Bore-geous' Writing
Wall Street Journal, November 27, 2010

Three Books For A More Honest Mother's Day
Npr.org, May 7, 2010

Waking Up Middle Aged
What happens when you hit 44 and realize you don't feel as old as you look? How to come to terms with the reflection in the mirror.
Harper's Bazaar, November 2009

Sexy Witch Or Cereal Box: Which Is Your Teen Girl?
NPR.org, March 20, 2009

My Online Community Saved My Life
NPR.org, December 3, 2008

Teen Girls -- and a Mom -- Fret Too Much
NPR.org, July 19, 2007

In Praise of Normal Kids
NPR.org, April 23, 2007

Challenge: Getting Kids to Eat, and Think, Right
NPR.org, January 16, 2007

Mothers in Chains
Salon.com, May 23, 2005

Raped by Statute
Salon.com, April 25, 2005

Truly, Madly, Guiltily
New York Times, March 27, 2005

Living Out Loud - Online
Salon.com, March 14, 2005

Driving Me Mad
San Francisco Chronicle, June 27, 2004

Alice Walker, in conversation with Ayelet Waldman
Commonwealth Club, broadcast on KQED, April 2004

Babies and the Meaning of Life
Book review of Maternal Desire by Daphne de Marneffe
San Francisco Chronicle, March 21, 2004

Bad from the Bronx
Book review of Random Family by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
San Francisco Chronicle, February 16, 2003

The 'Slut' Myth and Other Secrets
Book review of Fast Girls by Emily White, and The Secret Lives of Girls by Sharon Lamb
San Francisco Chronicle, March 17, 2002

Reviews in Brief
Book review of Where You Find It by Janice Galloway
San Francisco Chronicle, March 10, 2002

Out of Obscurity
Book review of The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
San Francisco Chronicle, January 13, 2002

This Time It's Personal
Book review of Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf
San Francisco Chronicle, October 29, 2001


CREDITS
Ayelet's site is based on the theme HELLBISCUIT by EvanEckard.com.
HOME PAGE: Author photo by Reenie Raschke. Big Barda illustration by Clarkent78. Photo of Pat Conroy by David G. Spielman.