Sloane Crosley: In Profile

An acerbic wit and whip-smart observations are the hallmark of Sloane Crosley’s writing in her essays, columns and novels, drawing the praise of writers such as Nick Hornby and Elif Batuman. Her latest novel, Cult Classic, is a twisted mystery about metaphysics, modern love, memory and mind control. Crosley discusses her process and the connections between her fiction and non-fiction writing.

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Sloane Crosley is the author of the bestselling essay collections I Was Told There’d Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number, as well as Look Alive Out There and the bestselling novel The Clasp. She was the inaugural columnist for the New York Times op-ed "Townies" series, a contributing editor at Interview Magazine and Vanity Fair and a columnist for the Village Voice and New York Observer. She also created sadstuffonthestreet.com. Her latest novel is Cult Classic.

Diana Reid was named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist in 2022. Her debut Love & Virtue was an Australian bestseller and winner of the ABIA Book of the Year Award, the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year Award, the ABA Booksellers' Choice Fiction Book of the Year Award, and the MUD Literary Prize. Seeing Other People is her second novel.

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