Judith Newman

Judith B. Newman (born March 28, 1961) is an American journalist and author. She writes about entertainment, relationships, parenthood, business, beauty, books, science, and popular culture. Her work has run in more than fifty publications, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Harper's, The Wall Street Journal, Allure (where she served as Contributing Editor) and Vogue. Newman's books include the memoirs You Make Me Feel Like an Unnatural Woman: The Diary of a New (Older) Mother and To Siri With Love. 2Early life and education Newman was raised in Scarsdale, New York. Her father, Edmund Newman, was a beer salesman and later an executive for the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and her mother, Frances (née Fiorillo; 1926–2011), was a doctor. Newman graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1977 and received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1981. She received a Master of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University in 1984. 2Journalism career Since the 1980s, Newman has written for magazines, newspapers and periodicals. Her articles include: "At Your Disposal – The Funeral Industry Prepares for Boom Times" (Harper's, 1997), "I Have Seen Cancers Disappear" (Discover, 2001), "Chasing Britney" (Allure, 2007), "How the Kardashians Made $65 Million Last Year" (The Hollywood Reporter, 2011) and "Making Waves with No Apology" (The New York Times, 2011).Newman has been described as "one of the most successful freelance journalists today