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Deborah Copaken

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Deborah Copaken is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including Shutterbabe, The Red Book, Between Here and April, and Ladyparts, her most recent memoir of bodily destruction and resurrection during marital rupture (Random House, 2021). A contributing writer at The Atlantic, she was also a writer on the Emmy/Golden Globe-nominated Netflix hit, Emily in Paris, a performer (The Moth, etc.), and an Emmy Award–winning news producer and photojournalist. Her photographs have appeared in Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, Observer, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, Slate, O, the Oprah Magazine, Air Mail, and Paris Match, am ...more

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Deborah Copaken Yes! And thanks for asking. I recorded it myself last month in New York, going in and out of the studio wearing a mask, but it's done! And though I ha…moreYes! And thanks for asking. I recorded it myself last month in New York, going in and out of the studio wearing a mask, but it's done! And though I hate the sound of my own voice, I'm proud of it. xx(less)
Deborah Copaken This is so cliché, but it's true: write the book you want to read but can't find in the bookstore. Also, a day job is a good hedge against disaster. I…moreThis is so cliché, but it's true: write the book you want to read but can't find in the bookstore. Also, a day job is a good hedge against disaster. I had a full-time tech job, a TV writing job, and a magazine job while writing Ladyparts, which I wrote in the wee hours of the morning. In other words, don't count on writing as your sole source of income. Do count on writing as income for your soul. (less)
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“They say money doesn’t buy happiness. That depends on how you define happiness. It sure does buy time, convenience, childcare, breast scans, and professional opportunity, all of which can lead to greater happiness. So I’d like to amend that saying, if I may: An excess of money doesn’t buy happiness, but having enough money does, and not having any money whatsoever buys nothing but fear, anxiety, and life-threatening heart palpitations.”
Deborah Copaken, Ladyparts

“For a country founded on the ideals of freedom, liberty, and justice for all, having affordable health insurance tied to full-time employment is an ironic and often fatal prison of our own making.”
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“We don’t know?” I say. “We’ve landed men on the moon, but we don’t know the basic physiological roots of female pleasure? How is that even possible?”
Deborah Copaken, Ladyparts

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