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Pamela Paul is an author and journalist who writes about social and cultural issues, demographic trends, consumer culture, psychology and health, and family. Her first book, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony, was named one of the best books of 2002 by The Washington Post; her second book, Pornified, was named one of the best books of 2005 by The San Francisco Chronicle. Her latest book. Parenting, Inc., an investigation of the “parenting” business, was published in April 2008 by Times Books, and released in paperback in March 2009. Consistently ahead of its time in identifying cultural phenomena and social trends, Paul's work is often controversial, consistently thought-provoking, and always driven b...more From the author's website:

Pamela Paul is an author and journalist who writes about social and cultural issues, demographic trends, consumer culture, psychology and health, and family. Her first book, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony, was named one of the best books of 2002 by The Washington Post; her second book, Pornified, was named one of the best books of 2005 by The San Francisco Chronicle. Her latest book. Parenting, Inc., an investigation of the “parenting” business, was published in April 2008 by Times Books, and released in paperback in March 2009. Consistently ahead of its time in identifying cultural phenomena and social trends, Paul's work is often controversial, consistently thought-provoking, and always driven by in-depth reporting. Writing of Paul’s work in The Washington Post, Judith Warner noted, “She compelling articulates the dreams and visions of a generation.”

A graduate of Brown University, Paul began her writing career as a London- and New York-based correspondent for The Economist, where for four years she wrote a monthly column on world arts trends, and contributed film, theatre, and book reviews between 1997 and 2003. She was previously a senior editor for American Demographics magazine, where she wrote about political opinion, and social, media and demographic trends. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and Time magazine. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The National Post, Psychology Today, Self, Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook, More, The Brown Alumni Monthly, 02138, The New York Sun, and Marie Claire. She also writes a column for Worth magazine about financial issues and family. Online, she has written for Slate, Salon, and Inside.com, and she blogs at The Huffington Post.

A frequent public speaker, Paul has also been a guest on Oprah, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Early Show, and Politically Incorrect, and has made regular appearances on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, and on National Public Radio.

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Average rating: 3.43 · 548 ratings · 166 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Parenting, Inc. 3.44 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, And Our Families 3.50 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony 3.06 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	My rating: