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amanda hess

@amandahess.bsky.social

writer at large, @nytimes.com *** my book is called SECOND LIFE: HAVING A CHILD IN THE DIGITAL AGE https://bookshop.org/p/books/second-life-having-a-child-in-the-digital-age-amanda-hess/21713723

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amanda hess@amandahess.bsky.social · last wk.

I wrote about Bernadine Bluntly, a tradwife who lived with her husband and six children in an off-grid tiny home until last year, when she snuck down the gravel path to the highway, called the police, and got a restraining order. Now she's an ex-trad infuencer: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...

Bernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.

What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online?

nytimes.com

Nora Biette-Timmons@biettetimmons.bsky.social · 3mo ago

oh man, if I was in New York next week, i would be going to this @maris.bsky.social, @greenwell.bsky.social, @amandahess.bsky.social event! www.strandbooks.com/maris-kreizm...

Purchase a Ticket for Event Maris Kreizman + Special Guests: I Want to Burn this Place Down | Strand Books

Join us at Strand Books for Maris Kreizman + Special Guests: I Want to Burn this Place Down event. Discover author talks, book signings, and unique literary experiences.

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Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social · 4mo ago

PAPERBACK LAUNCH INFO: I've enlisted 2 friends, both sensational journalists, who had books come out around the same time as mine. Can't wait to talk to them about what the world is like a year later. ❤️‍🔥 @greenwell.bsky.social @amandahess.bsky.social www.strandbooks.com/maris-kreizm...

Purchase a Ticket for Event Maris Kreizman + Special Guests: I Want to Burn this Place Down | Strand Books

Join us at Strand Books for Maris Kreizman + Special Guests: I Want to Burn this Place Down event. Discover author talks, book signings, and unique literary experiences.

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Phillip Maciak@pjmaciak.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I've already written about how good @amandahess.bsky.social's SECOND LIFE is, but, trust me: it's good. Not just a great book about motherhood, but a great book about being a person who is (also) online. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721361...

Second Life by Amanda Hess: 9780593470343 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The debut memoir from beloved New York Times critic Amanda Hess chronicles the convergence of parenthood and technology. “Second Life is a tender, perceptive account of pregnancy and early motherhood...

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Doubleday Books@doubledaybooks.bsky.social · last yr.

"How seductive it can be not only to explain something, but be able to blame someone." - @amandahess.bsky.social, author of SECOND LIFE, talks pregnancy, anxiety and expectations of parenthood: maternalstressproject.substack.com/p/the-danger...

The danger lurking in the “ambient expectations of motherhood”

Exploring the intersection of maternal self-sacrifice, ableism-fueled fears, and blame-heavy messaging with author Amanda Hess

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Jess Zimmerman@jesszimmerman.com · last yr.

I’ve been a fan of @amandahess.bsky.social since the late 2000s and basically forced her to be friends with me and if her columns hadn’t already vindicated that choice her book sure did! I read it on the plane which does make crying easier but I was crying AND laughing the whole time

Second Life by Amanda Hess: 9780385549738 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

“Hess’s debut memoir bursts with humor and intelligence as it weaves the story of her own pregnancy....This unexpected page-turner is as vulnerable as it is sharp.” —Vulture As...

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Kelsey Atherton@atherton.bsky.social · last yr.

"At a party held to announce the findings, a knife sliced through a layer of frosting to reveal the fleshy gender inside. A pregnant woman beat a piñata until its gender spilled out. A father-to-be pulled the trigger and rained gender across the range." Amanda Hess' "Second Life" is so good.

SECOND LIFE 51 mechanisms for spreading the news. They colluded with a doctor, sealed the sex report in an envelope, and arranged for the message to be delivered to a baker, a party outfitter, or a novelty arms dealer. At a party held to announce the findings, a knife sliced through a layer of frosting to reveal the fleshy gender inside. A pregnant woman beat a piñata until its gender spilled out. A father-to-be pulled the trigger and rained gender across the range.
Doubleday Books@doubledaybooks.bsky.social · last yr.

@amandahess.bsky.social joins @wnyc.org's On The Media to talk about her new book, SECOND LIFE, and the surreal collisions between parenthood and technology. Listen now: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Having a Child in the Digital Age | On the Media | WNYC Studios

 In Amanda Hess' new book, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age, she explores the many apps, megamaternity brands, high-tech baby gear, and social media subcultures that hav...

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