Claire Dederer (born 1967) is an American writer who regularly contributes essays, reviews and criticism to publications including The New York Times.
She has written three books: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning, Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses,"A Cynical Position Overcome With Yoga", Janet Maslin, The New York Times, December 22, 2010."Chasing Virtue", Dani Shapiro, The New York Times, December 24, 2010. and Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma.
Life and career Dederer was raised in Seattle, where she was born in 1967. She was a film critic at the Seattle Weekly before turning to freelance journalism. She has taught writing at her alma mater ('93), the University of Washington. She has two adult children with her ex-husband. She lives on a boat in Seattle.
Dederer has written book reviews and articles for The New York Times"Specimens of Suburbia", Claire Dederer, The New York Times, December 28, 2003."Fiction: The War at Home", Claire Dederer, The New York Times, November 7, 2004. and other publications.Claire Dederer's articles on Slate.com, accessed September 9, 2014.Claire Dederer at The Atlantic, accessed September 9, 2014. Her memoir, Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning, was published in 2017.
Her brother, Dave Dederer, is a guitarist and singer, best known as a member of the band The Presidents of the United States of America.
Dederer currently teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Writing program at Pacific University.
Works
Books
Essays
(Winner of Longform essay of the year)
Book reviews YearReview articleWork(s) reviewed2018Online version is titled "Fire Sermon is a profoundly strange meditation on desire".
References
External links The Official Website of Claire Dederer Can You Love the Art of a Person You Loathe? KQED, Apr 25, 2023