Heather Havrilesky

Heather Havrilesky

“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author

Heather Havrilesky (FAN ’18, ’22) writes the popular Ask Polly advice column on Substack and is the author of Foreverland, What If This Were Enough?, How to Be a Person in the World, and Disaster Preparedness. She has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and NPR’s All Things Considered, among others, and also maintains the Ask Molly newsletter, written by Polly’s evil twin.

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How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty

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Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage

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“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author

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New York Times bestselling author and an associate professor at Columbia University’s School of the Arts

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Power, Agency, and Identity: Reflections on Girlhood

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Award-winning author and associate professor at the University of Iowa

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“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author

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This Imperfect Moment: A Conversation with “Ask Polly” Advice Columnist Heather Havrilesky

Heather Havrilesky

“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author

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