Anne Roiphe

Anne Roiphe is a writer, essayist, and journalist known as a first-generation feminist. She is revered for such novels as Up the Sandbox, which was filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand in 1972, 1185 Park Avenue, and Lovingkindness, as well as for her memoirs Art and Madness and Epilogue. In addition to her fiction and nonfiction books, she has written articles for The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, and Elle, among others. Roiphe’s 1997 memoir, Fruitful, was a finalist for the National Book Award. She lives in New York.