#meredith haggerty

[wachelreeks]

It would be really hyperbolic to compare Amy Schumer to Jesus, but Amy Schumer is basically exactly like Jesus. Last night, for far from the first time, Amy Sch

“One of the things that Amy Schumer has particularly succeeded in this season is how unflinching her gaze is.“ - Meredith Haggerty

[lisalooksout]

WNYC’s Popular Podcast ‘TDLR’ to Live On

WNYC’s Popular #Podcast ‘TDLR’ to Live On

A nonprofit organization, New York Public Radio offers truly wonderful programming.

I have to tell you, I am a huge sucker for a good podcast. Over the last year or so, I’ve taken to listening to podcasts almost as much as I listen to music on my daily commute, tuning in to interesting and humorous episodes from my favorite series. And, considering the mainstream attention that podcasts like…

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[dirtyriver]

The idea that “poison is a woman’s weapon” is an old, made-up sawhorse. The concept has been invoked in works like Game of Thrones and Sherlock Holmes (not the Cumberbatch version, you didn’t miss anything), and bolstered by popular fiction: the terrifying grandmother from Flowers in the Attic, the adorable little old ladies from Arsenic and Old Lace, very nearly Marie from Breaking Bad, and the evil queen/gnarled old witch from Snow White. It’s a classic conceit: the femme fatale slipping a mickey into a glass of rye, the psychotic nana sprinkling arsenic on her grandchildren’s donuts, the jealous older woman offing her young competitionr, the cherubic nurse who is secretly an angel of death. But as Deborah Blum, author of The Poisoner’s Handbook, points out: 60.5% of poisoners are dudes, leaving only 39.5% of poisonings to the ladies. Still, compared to other methods for murder, 39.5% of poisoners being female is fairly high – from 2006 to 2010, women represented 21% of arson cases, and only 7.9% of gun murders. There are still many more female arsonists and shooters because those are more popular crimes—in the sample years there were only 49 poisonings total—but it’s still notable. Basically, if someone was poisoned, it’s not particularly likely that the murder was committed by a woman—but if a woman murders someone, it’s somewhat likely it was by poison.

Meredith Haggerty - That Girl Is Poison: A Brief, Incomplete History of Female Poisoners

[ladyjournos]

I would use my own unpaid Match.com account to scout for women, and five times a week I would send a PDF containing 10 photos and usernames to Josh. In return, he would give me precious money, $100 a week.

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[nprbooks]

Four Questions For Editor Meredith Haggerty

Meredith Haggerty (aka, lucky paper stars) is an Assistant Editor at Grand Central Publishing who swears she only signs into Tumblr during work hours for work reasons.

Favorite book you’ve worked on this year? 

It’s hard to pick favorites even though that’s a lie, but it has to be Adulting by Kelly Williams Brown. This is a book that’s both useful and hilarious. It’s something that I knew I needed and was excited to put out in the world. I’m just so proud of Kelly because she’s a wonderful human and my favorite person to Gchat with.

What is the editor/author relationship like?

For me, I’m a person with no boundaries, so that is reflected in my author relationships. Kelly stayed at my house and we talk all the time. But I know that it’s not like that for everyone, but for me it’s a big part of the fun or the excitement of this job.

How do you know you want a book?

For me, it usually jumps out right away. I work with nonfiction, so it tends to be either something I feel like I’ve been talking about or something I needed to hear.

The biggest misconception about your job?

That it’s in anyway glamorous because I still make lunch reservations and photocopies. But I also get to work with really cool authors! So maybe it is a little glamorous.

Photo: Alana Levinson