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Author: Anne McCarthy

Anne McCarthy is a writer and editor based in Manhattan. She’s a contributing writer to the BBC, The Guardian, Teen Vogue, The Huffington Post, IndieWire, and more. She is a graduate of the Yale Writers Workshop and she has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Westminster in London.
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Author Morgan Jerkins Explores her Family History in "Wandering in Strange Lands"

Author Morgan Jerkins Explores her Family History in “Wandering in Strange Lands”

Anne McCarthy

Following the release of her 2018 New York Times bestseller, This Will Be My Undoing, Jerkins hits another home run with Wandering in Strange Lands, leaving her readers asking new questions about the world in which we live.

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Q&A: Stephen Thompson on His New BBC Drama, Racism and Hope

Q&A: Stephen Thompson on His New BBC Drama, Racism and Hope

Anne McCarthy

The new BBC drama “Sitting in Limbo”—which premiered on June 8—sheds light on the 2018 Windrush Scandal in the U.K. Screenwriter Stephen Thompson reflects on how the racist targeting of black British people affected his family, as well as the show’s parallels to activist movements in the U.S.

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The Ms. Q&A: Caitlin Moran Wants to Write What Needs to be Written

Anne McCarthy

Ms. talked to the “How to Be Famous” author about feminism, Trump and her “very sexual, but snack-based” self-care.

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Q&A: Amber Tamblyn Takes On Rape Culture with Any Man

Anne McCarthy

“Even if I am scared, or tired, or my whole body is tingling—you know, there’s work to be done.”

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The Ms. Q&A: Adam J. Kurtz on Feminism, Vulnerability and Staying Hopeful

Anne McCarthy

Kurtz spoke with Ms. about the women who inspire his work and his activism, paying it forward as a white, cis gay man and how he remains hopeful in the midst of political turmoil.

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The Ms. Q&A: Amanda Palmer is Changing the Game

Anne McCarthy

Palmer spoke with Ms. about conquering fear, learning her own power and the many ways in which motherhood hasn’t changed her.

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The Ms. Q&A: Dr. Brené Brown Wants Feminists to Choose Courage Over Comfort

Anne McCarthy

We spoke to four-time bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown about the ways gender intersects with her work on boundaries, the vulnerability of the #MeToo movement and her favorite feminists.

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The Ms. Q&A: Morgan Jerkins Doesn’t Need Your Permission

Anne McCarthy

“A vast majority of the book is about trying to hide and be white, or hide under my weaves. I’m trying to do all these different things. And now I think: What would it be like to be a revelation to myself?”

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Actor and Director Karen Allen Wants More Progress in Hollywood

Anne McCarthy

A lot has changed since Marion Ravenwood punched Indiana Jones. But not enough.

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Q&A: Roxane Gay on Authenticity, Likability and Resistance

Anne McCarthy

“I love when people give a damn and are invested in things, trivial and not. Ambivalence is boring.”

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