Emily Gould

Emily Gould (born October 13, 1981) is an American author, novelist and blogger who rose to prominence as an editor at Gawker.com. She has written several short stories and novels and is the co-owner, with fellow writer Ruth Curry, of the independent e-bookstore Emily Books. 2Education Gould graduated from Eugene Lang College after previously attending Kenyon College. 2Career Gould began her blogging career as one-half of The Universal Review before starting her own blog, Emily Magazine, and writing for Gawker.com on a freelance basis. Before joining the Gawker staff, Gould was an associate editor at Disney's Hyperion imprint. Gould's work on Gawker.com eventually attracted media attention from several publications including The New York Times, as well as significant controversy. She left Gawker.com in November 2007. Gould, with Zareen Jaffery, is the co-author of the young adult novel Hex Education, which was released by Penguin's Razorbill imprint in May 2007. She is also the author of a collection of essays, And the Heart Says Whatever, published by Free Press in May 2010. Her semi-autobiographical novel, Friendship, was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2014