Red: The Next Generation of American Writers--Teenage Girls--On What Fires Up Their Lives Today - Hardcover

Amy Goldwasser has edited and written for publications including Seventeen, The New Yorker, Vogue, The New York Times, Salon, New York Magazine, and Outside. She teaches editing in the Columbia Publishing Course and writing at the Lower Eastside Girls Club.

"Each of these stories is a treasure. I couldn't say which is my favorite. It's like comparing children: one stuns you with her wit and then another breaks your heart with her sensitivity." —Jeannette Walls, author of the New York Times Bestseller The Glass Castle "It's high time people stopped writing, talking, and worrying about teenage girls and just let those girls speak for themselves. This book gives voice to many talented young essayists, who-either because of their suffering, their great wit, their sensitivity, their triumph, or some combination of all those things-richly deserve to be heard. My suspicion (my hope!) is to hear from them again and again, far into the future."—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Eat, Pray, Love "This book is amazing. Amy Goldwasser has gathered a perfect blend of raw and original voices. Honest, hysterical, heartbreaking, uplifting-these essays come straight from the true teenage soul."—Paul Feig, creator of the TV series Freaks and Geeks; author of Kick Me and Superstud "Red will speak to every teenage girl out there who thinks she's alone. Thank you to these brave and talented writers, and hooray for the rest of us, who will see our experiences in every chapter of this important book."—Sara Shandler, author of the New York Times bestseller Ophelia Speaks "The honesty and beauty of the heartbreaking, hilarious, and often harrowing stories collected in Red are enough to give you hope for the young women who wrote these marvelous pieces, and for literature, and for us all."—Francine Prose, author of the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer "Unsparingly frank and perceptive, the essays in Red take on politics, pop culture, and body image-and, oh yeah, they're written by teenage girls. Long underestimated and undervalued by society, they emerge as literature and society's great hope."—Vanity Fair "I was stunned by the speed with which each of these stories pulled me in. . .funny, smart, dark, observant. If Red is any indication, then the kids are alright."—Salon "A must-have."—Teen Vogue "BOOK OF THE MONTH: Sometimes funny, sometimes emotionally searing-always heartbreakingly honest-this collection of essays by adolescent girls captures what it's like to be a teen today."—Family Circle "Brilliant-Highbrow: Surprisingly good essays by teenage girls."—New York Magazine's "Approval Matrix" "An energizing glimpse of adolescence today. . .one of the closest looks we have at this rising generation. These young women are not only amazingly un-self-conscious and honest but also startlingly aware-of themselves, of their impact, of the world."—Cookie "Spread the word: Rosario Dawson digs this collection of 58 essays written by teenage girls."—US Weekly's "Buzzzz-o-Meter" "A raw new look at modern adolescent girls. . .The tone is thankfully uncensored, and. . .there's not a patronizing dash of pink or a heart-dotted "i" in sight."—Radar.com "Fifty-eight teen girl writers are featured in this cool collection, with essays on topics like beauty and body, friends and family, school, love, jobs, and Johnny Depp. (Awesome.) Pick it up and get the chance to meet some amazing people."—YM.COM