Pamela Paul

Pamela Paul is the editor of The New York Times Book Review and the author of By the Book; Parenting, Inc.; Pornified; and The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony. Prior to joining the Times, she was a contributor to Time magazine and The Economist, and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Slate, and Vogue.

Pamela Paul on the Internet As Both Lifeline and Reflection of What We’ve Lost

“It has opened up the world to us, but it has also made that world feel small.”

October 29, 2021 By Pamela Paul

From The Satanic Verses to Scientology, Pamela Paul’s Foray in Bookselling

Ripping the Covers Off Books and Other Dodgy Business

May 16, 2017 By Pamela Paul

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