Jancee Dunn (born May 18, 1966) is an American journalist, author and former VJ. She is a columnist with The New York Times.[1]
Jancee Dunn | |
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 Dunn at the 2009 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | May 18, 1966 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Delaware |
| Spouse | Tom Vanderbilt |
| Children | 1 |
She was a contributing editor at O, The Oprah Magazine[2] but is mostly known for her work at Rolling Stone, where she worked from 1989 to 2003.
Background
editShe grew up in Chatham, New Jersey and attended University of Delaware but dropped out of her bachelor's course in English. Her husband is the print and Internet journalist Tom Vanderbilt.[1] They have one daughter, Sylvie Rein, born May 5, 2009.[citation needed]
Rolling Stone
editDunn has written for Rolling Stone since 1989; her first cover story was with Liz Phair. She has covered celebrities including Green Day, Bono, Madonna, Dolly Parton and Brad Pitt for the magazine.[3]
Other work
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Dunn was also one of the original on-air personalities for MTV2, from 1996 until 2001.[4] She writes for a number of publications, including O, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, Jane, The New York Times, and others. For five years, she was a sex columnist at GQ under the pseudonym of Dr. Sooth. She contributed to Good Morning America between 2001 and 2002.[5]
Dunn is also the author of But Enough About Me: A Jersey Girl's Unlikely Adventures Among the Absurdly Famous (titled But Enough About Me: From Eighties Geek To Rock & Roll Chic outside North America), published in June 2006 by HarperCollins. It was an autobiography that chronicled her transformation from a suburban girl to contributing editor at one of the most glamorous magazines in the world. The book received a positive review from Publishers Weekly.[6][7]
Books
edit- But Enough About Me: How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet (2006)[8] ISBN 9780060843656
- But Enough about Me: Adventures in Celebsville (2007) ISBN 9780755315727
- Don't You Forget about Me (2008) ISBN 9780345501905
- Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo? And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask (2009) ISBN 9780345501929
- (Illustrated by Scott Nash) I'm Afraid Your Teddy is in Trouble Today (2017)[9] ISBN 978-0-7636-7537-0
- How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids (2017) ISBN 9780316267090
- Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause and How to Feel Like Yourself Again (2023)[10] ISBN 9780593542569
References
edit- ^ a b Leibovitch, Lori (14 October 2022). "Jancee Dunn Is Joining Well as a Columnist". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "mtv2.com: VJs". nealy.net. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "Jancee Dunn". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ Times, Staff of The New York (2003-06-05). The New York Times Television Reviews 2000. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203508305.
- ^ Archipelago, World. "Jancee Dunn". HarperCollins US. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Jancee Dunn: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ "But Enough About Me: A Memoir by Jancee Dunn". Publisher's Weekly. April 3, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Funny, Frothy and Fabulous. Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2006. ISSN 1948-7428.
- ^ Topita, Kelly (October 1, 2017). "Fiction: I'm Afraid Your Teddy is in Trouble Today". School Library Journal. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Maran, Meredith (May 8, 2023). "Menopause Can Be Miserable. Jancee Dunn Aims to Make It Better". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 31, 2023.