Ada Calhoun

Jour­nal­ist Ada Cal­houn is the author of New York Times best­seller Why We Can’t Sleep: Wom­en’s New Midlife Cri­sis, an expan­sion of her viral sto­ry for Oprah​.com about the unique cir­cum­stances faced by Gen­er­a­tion X women. In the sum­mer of 2020, Ama­zon’s edi­tors named it ​“the best non­fic­tion book of the year so far.” Ms. Calhoun is also the author of the memoir Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, and the history St. Marks Is Dead.

She has collaborated on several New York Times bestsellers, and written for the New York Times, New York, and The New Republic.