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Jennifer McCartney Editor & Author

Jennifer McCartney is a New York Times bestselling author. She is the author of The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy which has sold into numerous territories and become the subject of a popular keynote address she gives to corporate audiences. She’s also written The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place (W.W. Norton, 2016) which sold into Japan, Germany, Korea, and France; Cocktails for Drinkers; Poetry from Scratch; and the bestselling novel Afloat published by Hamish Hamilton UK. Her books have been sold into Urban Outfitters, appeared on the shopping network QVC, and reviewed in outlets from the Times Literary Supplement to Elle Magazine and Cigar Aficionado. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, Vice Magazine, Teen Vogue, Apartment Therapy, Architectural Digest, Backpacker Magazine, and many other outlets. She also writes regularly for Publishers Weekly.