Alison Rose (writer)

Alison Charles Rose was an American model, actress and writer. In June 1985, she began work as a receptionist at The New Yorker and later became a writer for the magazine's Talk of the Town section. In 2004, she published the memoir Better than Sane: Tales from a Dangling Girl, which told of her life at The New Yorker, including numerous relationships with key writers, such as Harold Brodkey.
Later in her career, she became a contributor to Town & Country. Rose died at her home in Manhattan, in late September 2025, at the age of 81.