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Liza Monroy
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Journalist and Writer, Freelance
Santa Cruz
Beats
Biography
After getting her start in the storied William Morris Agency mailroom, Liza left the business side of creativity to pursue her calling as a writer. Her books include the controversial memoir The Marriage Act: The Risk I Took To Keep My Best Friend In America And What It Taught Us About Love (Counterpoint/Soft Skull), the celebrated debut novel Mexican High (Spiegel & Grau/Random House), and Seeing As Your Shoes Are Soon To Be On Fire (Counterpoint/Soft Skull Press), a collection of personal essays based on one of the “most popular, provocative, and unforgettable” columns for The New York Times’ “Modern Love” column and a voicemail from an ex. Another of her “Modern Love” installments was selected and read by Malin Ackerman for the series’ podcast. Liza’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, O (Oprah Magazine), Poets & Writers, Marie Claire, Longreads, Newsweek, Guernica, Catamaran, The Village Voice, Everyday With Rachael Ray, Jane, Self, Psychology Today, Jezebel, Publishers Weekly, Bust and many other publications and anthologies.
fiction, feminism, immigration, tech travel, personal essay,women's interest, restaurants/food fitness, arts, social justice, books love & relationships, wellness, surfing, veganism parenting
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Company Info
Freelance
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States