Becca Rothfeld


Becca Rothfeld is an American literary critic, and essayist. She won the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and Silvers-Dudley Prize.

Life

She attended Dartmouth College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Rothfeld later pursued a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Harvard University, but as of 2024 has not completed a dissertation. She is a book critic at The Washington Post.
In 2024, Rothfeld revealed on her blog that she has been undergoing treatment for early-stage thyroid cancer.

Works

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