Claire Dederer

Claire Dederer lives in Seattle and writes about books and culture for the New York Times, Newsday, and many other publications.

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Bad Poem, Great Song
How singer Marianne Faithfull rescued a story about a lost housewife from its creator, Shel Silverstein.
Field Work
A profile of Blas Manuel De Luna.
Rod McKuen Appears in the Desert
The once-famous, sentimental poet of the ’60s and ’70s still plays to packed houses. Our reporter attended his Palm Springs show and lived to tell the tale.
She’s Still Mad
Anne Winters and Eleanor Lerman, both silent for years, emerge as angry as ever.

Claire Dederer lives in Seattle and writes about books and culture for the New York Times, Newsday, and many other publications.