@Thessaly

Writer (for @nytimes @newyorker @parisreview @voguemagazine @harpersbazaarus and elsewhere) and lapsed magazine editor. Represented by @thecleggagency.

 New York City
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Joined May 2007
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I interviewed Helen Garner for the @parisreview's art of fiction: theparisreview.org/interview…

Helen Garner, The Art of Fiction No. 255

“Underlying the famously big gap between fiction and nonfiction there’s a rather naive belief that fiction is invented—­that it’s pulled out of thin air.”

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The New Yorker
@NewYorker30 Aug 2025
During the trial of the OneTaste founder, witnesses testified that they had been afraid to speak up about the abuse. Many said that they left the company in debt, after being compelled to pay for expensive courses and programs. Some called it a cult. nyer.cm/MvE7Hlf
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@NewYorker29 Aug 2025
The sexual-wellness company OneTaste specialized in “orgasmic meditation,” a ritual focussed on the female orgasm. But the company’s leadership preyed on young, impressionable women who were seduced by the idea of sexual freedom. nyer.cm/kOJHjXi
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For The @NewYorker, I wrote about the trial of Nicole Daedone, the founder of OneTaste, "the orgasm cult," best known for popularizing clitoral stroking: newyorker.com/news/our-local…

The Orgasm Expert Who Ended Up on Trial

Jurors in New York were asked to decide whether Nicole Daedone’s once high-profile California company, OneTaste, promoted a culture of empowerment or exploitation.

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The Yo-Yo Ma of female orgasm:
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Joyland Publishing@JoylandPub10 Jul 2025
Join us at Unnameable Books in Brooklyn on July 22. @cora and Andrew Martin will read, followed by a conversation moderated by @Thessaly.
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Was Wallis Simpson really a sex-crazed spy? My latest review for @nytimesbooks: nytimes.com/2024/11/09/books…

Was Wallis Simpson Really a Sex-Crazed Spy? (Published 2024)

As Paul French argues in a new biography, the future Duchess of Windsor’s year in China was less lurid — and more interesting — than her critics knew.

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On Louis Vuitton's "temporary" new store: nytimes.com/2024/11/14/style…

Louis Vuitton’s Luxury Pit Stop (Published 2024)

Who says a temporary space needs to look undone?

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I wrote about a beautiful 1980s Manhattan townhouse decorated by Beata Heuman for @WorldofInterior: worldofinteriors.com/story/b…

Beata Heuman adds a Jamesian twist to a 1890s Manhattan town house

Revel in the joy of Heuman intervention, as Swedish decorator Beata applies a romantic Jamesian sensibility to a Gilded Age mansion in New York. Text: Thessaly La Force

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I happened to love Sarah Manguso's LIARS. Here's a conversation I moderated between Manguso and @emrata for @voguemagazine: vogue.com/article/emily-rata…

‘I Had a Deep Understanding of Misogyny’: Emily Ratajkowski Discusses Divorce With Novelist Sarah...

Sarah Manguso’s latest novel, “Liars,” tells the story of the unraveling of a marriage. She discusses the work—and its larger themes—with Emily Ratajkowski.

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My Little Gems write-up of the NY Nordic Knots store opening in @nytimes: nytimes.com/2024/06/11/style…

A Textile Company That Wants You to Feel at Home (Published 2024)

For its first U.S. store, Nordic Knots is meant to feel like the opposite of a design studio.

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Winona Forever. My August cover story for @harpersbazaarus: harpersbazaar.com/culture/fi…

How Winona Ryder Made It to the Other Side

The star on revisiting Beetlejuice, sticking it out in Hollywood, and staying off social media

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I’ll be interviewing my dear friend Ben Shattuck at @strandbookstore on July 9 about his beautiful short story collection THE HISTORY OF SOUND. @OliverHermanus will be in conversation with us as well, as he is adapting one of Ben’s stories. Please come! strandbooks.com/events/event…
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Padma Lakshmi
@PadmaLakshmi11 Apr 2024
Thank you @harpersbazaarus for the feature 🌹 harpersbazaar.com/culture/a6…

What Padma Lakshmi Wants

After almost two decades of Top Chef, the beloved host and cookbook author is figuring out what comes next

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julie buntin@juliebuntin9 Apr 2024
Working on this project was a lifeline for me after my son was born - every entry we got from these contributors spoke straight to my heart. I can't wait to share it with you all very soon. And if you're deep in postpartum and taking notes - I want to read them!!!
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I profiled Rebecca Hall for the @nytimes: nytimes.com/2024/03/28/style…

Rebecca Hall Redefines Stardom (Gift Article)

How does an actor carve out a career they want? From indies like “Christine” to blockbusters such as the “Godzilla vs. Kong” movies, Ms. Hall may have cracked the code.

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Emmie Francis@EdEmmie24 Jan 2024
Exceptionally pleased to launch Five Stories for Philip Guston into the world. Published by Printed Matter, Inc. Designed by Karma Edited by yrs. truly & Mark Godfrey Paintings by Philip Guston Stories by Christopher Alessandrini, @Thessaly, Ben Okri, @LouStoppard, Audrey Wollen
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I profiled Maya Lin for @harpersbazaarus: harpersbazaar.com/culture/fe…

Maya Lin’s Monumental Vision

The artist, who makes large, powerfully urgent public work, has always been intensely private. But to her, it’s all personal.

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Olga Ravn@OlgaRavn17 Oct 2023
A wonderful reading of "My Work" in @nytimesbooks
New York Times Books
@nytimesbooks17 Oct 2023
The Danish noveliist Olga Ravn, writes our reviewer, “tugs skillfully at the threads of reality, slowly and subtly distorting events to reveal hidden, dislocated truths.” Her new book, “My Work,” is a stylish and surreal evocation of new parenthood. nyti.ms/45vleKX
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I reviewed Olga Ravn’s MY WORK, a novel about postpartum depression: nytimes.com/2023/10/14/books…

For a New Mother, and the Author Who Created Her, the Struggle Is Real (Published 2023)

In her vivid second novel, “My Work,” Olga Ravn evokes the disorientation of new parenthood.

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Ravn experienced ppd and uses multiple narrators (ie, I don’t know who wrote this, it wasn’t me, let’s call her Anna) that creates this powerful sense of disassociation. That, and her distorted chronology paint a compelling portrait of the early days of caring for a newborn!
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