Michele Botwin Raphael (@MicheleBRaphael) is a writer and editor, specializing in digital media, entertainment, pop culture, books, arts and lifestyle topics. Recently named a National Press Foundation Fellow, she currently blogs for the Huffington Post. She previously held roles as a staff writer and "Cybertainment" columnist for Los Angeles Times, a features editor for latimes.com, a co-founding senior editor of the Online Journalism Review, a freelance writer for Billboard,Variety and other magazines, and a director of publications and special projects for the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Interview with Heidi Julavits of “The Believer” Magazine
The Believer magazine co-founder Heidi Julavits discusses book reviews and her new memoir, The Folded Clock: A Diary....
Science Fiction Author John Scalzi
Author John Scalzi talks about gender ambiguity in his latest book 'Lock In', along with shifting politics and technology in the world of science fiction....
The Domestic First Responder
Christopher Noxon, author of the new book Plus One, in conversation with LARB's Michele Botwin Raphael....
Eyes to the Poetry In Motion: A Conversation with Eileen Cronin
The critically acclaimed author of "Mermaids" on motherhood in an upside down world....
