Daniel M. Lavery Explained

Daniel M. Lavery
Birth Date:November 28, 1986
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:American
Period:21st century
Genre:Satire
Short fiction
Advice
Notableworks:The Toast
Texts from Jane Eyre
The Merry Spinster
Something That May Shock and Discredit You
Krombopulos Michael
Spouse:Grace Lavery
Relatives:John Ortberg (father)
Education:Azusa Pacific University

Daniel M. Lavery[1] [2] (born Mallory Ortberg, November 28, 1986)[3] is an American author and editor. He is known for having co-founded the website The Toast, and written the books Texts from Jane Eyre (2014), The Merry Spinster (2018), and Something That May Shock and Discredit You (2020). Lavery wrote Slate's "Dear Prudence" advice column from 2016 to 2021. From 2022 to 2023, he hosted a podcast on Slate titled Big Mood, Little Mood. In 2017, Lavery started a paid e-mail newsletter on Substack titled Shatner Chatner,[4] [5] renamed to The Chatner in 2021.[6]

Early life

Born Mallory Ortberg, Lavery grew up in northern Illinois and then San Francisco,[7] one of three children of the evangelical Christian author and former Menlo Church pastor John Ortberg and Nancy Ortberg, who is also a pastor and the CEO of Transforming the Bay with Christ.[8] Lavery attended Azusa Pacific University,[9] a private, evangelical Christian university in California. While a student, Lavery appeared on Jeopardy! and finished in third place.[10] [11]

Writing

Influences

Lavery has credited the work of Shirley Jackson and her novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle, in particular, and John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress as influential.[12]

Career overview

Lavery wrote for Gawker and The Hairpin.[13] [14] Through this work, he met Nicole Cliffe, with whom Lavery operated The Toast, a feminist general interest web site,[15] from July 2013 to July 2016.[16]

Lavery was included in the 2015 Forbes "30 under 30" list in the media category.[17] On November 9, 2015, Slate announced that he would take over the magazine's "Dear Prudence" advice column from Emily Yoffe.[18] Lavery stopped writing the column in May 2021.[19]

In 2017, Lavery launched Shatner Chatner, a paid e-mail newsletter on Substack.[4] [5] On May 19, 2021, he accepted a Substack Pro deal and shortened the newsletter's name to The Chatner.[6]

Books

Texts from Jane Eyre

Lavery's first book, Texts from Jane Eyre, was released in November 2014[20] [21] and became a New York Times bestseller.[22] The book was based on a column that he wrote first at The Hairpin, then continued at The Toast, which imagines well-known literary characters exchanging text messages. The premise was inspired by a comments section thread on a piece Cliffe had written for The Awl; on Cliffe's review of Gone With the Wind, a commentator wrote that his or her experience in the South was nearly identical to the novel "except everybody has cell phones". This prompted Lavery to imagine how Scarlett O'Hara might have used a cell phone.[23]

Rick and Morty Presents: Krombopulos Michael

Lavery's first comic one-shot, entitled Rick and Morty Presents: Krombopulos Michael, was published by Oni Press on June 20, 2018, following the Rick and Morty character of the same name.[24]

The Merry Spinster

A short story collection, The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Henry Holt, 2018), appeared in 2018.[25] [26] The book, Lavery's second release, was highly anticipated, with Publishers Weekly, Bustle, The A.V. Club and InStyle Australia included in their lists of forthcoming titles in 2018.[27] [28] [29] [30] The Merry Spinster reinvents fairy tales such as Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast; in the Los Angeles Times, Agatha French described his renderings as making the "stories both weirder and yet somehow more familiar".

Something That May Shock and Discredit You

See main article: Something That May Shock and Discredit You.

Lavery's third book, a memoir entitled Something That May Shock and Discredit You, was published in February 2020 by Simon & Schuster.[31] It was originally published as individual essays.[32]

Personal life

Lavery identifies as queer. In February 2018, he spoke to Autostraddle about the process of gender transitioning while writing The Merry Spinster.[33] The following month, Lavery was interviewed by Heather Havrilesky in New York magazine's The Cut about coming out as transgender.[34]

In November 2018, Lavery and his girlfriend, Grace Lavery, an associate professor of English at U.C. Berkeley[35] [36] and "the most followed transgender scholar in the world on social media" including Twitter and Instagram,[37] announced their intention to marry.[38] They were married on December 22, 2019.[39] [40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Halloween Compendium From The DMO-L Archives. The Shatner. Chatner. www.shatnerchatner.com.
  2. Web site: ok @CharoShane and I talked about breakfast and it was very exciting to 1. talk about breakfast and 2. bust out a sneak preview of the new name & shiny pronouns. @evilmallelis. March 12, 2018. Twitter. en. March 12, 2018.
  3. Web site: IT IS MY THIRTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY AND I AM HAPPY. @evilmallelis. November 28, 2017. Twitter. en. March 12, 2018. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095837/https://twitter.com/daniel_m_lavery/status/935572625765441536. live.
  4. News: The Toast's Mallory Ortberg Is Bringing Her Beloved Content Back–For A Price. Guthrie Weissman. Cale. December 1, 2017. January 12, 2018. Fast Company.
  5. News: Stratechery, but for jokes about Frasier: Mallory Ortberg tries the paid newsletter route. Benton. Joshua. December 1, 2017. 2022-02-01. Nieman Lab. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095843/https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/12/stratechery-but-for-jokes-about-frasier-mallory-ortberg-tries-the-paid-newsletter-route/. live.
  6. Web site: Lavery . Daniel . Pivoting, Softly: Welcome To The Chatner . The Chatner . Substack . August 20, 2021.
  7. News: Have You Heard the One About the Religious Woman Who Stops Being Religious in College?. Ortberg. Mallory. Gawker. March 17, 2018. en-US.
  8. News: Motherhood a 'Two-way Street' Former Willow Creek Pastor Shares. Anugrah. Kumar. May 13, 2013. The Christian Post. March 13, 2018. en.
  9. Web site: The Art of Commerce: Episode XXX: 'I wouldn't want to reassure my past self. "Keep panicking".' . 0s&1s . September 29, 2015 . March 14, 2018.
  10. Web site: J! Archive - Show #5816, aired 2009-12-21 . www.j-archive.com . May 6, 2019.
  11. Web site: J! Archive - Mallory Ortberg . www.j-archive.com . May 6, 2019.
  12. Web site: Mallory Ortberg on the remixed fairy tales of her new book 'The Merry Spinster'. French. Agatha. March 8, 2018. Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2018. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095823/https://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-mallory-ortberg-20180308-htmlstory.html. live.
  13. Web site: Mallory Ortberg: 'If men show up that's great, but we don't need them'. Galo. Sarah. November 3, 2014. The Guardian. November 11, 2014.
  14. Web site: Kott. Lidia Jean. Mallory Ortberg And Her (Small) Media Empire. The Huffington Post. November 3, 2014. November 11, 2014.
  15. News: Mallory Ortberg on the Great Jerks of Literature. Lange. Maggie. October 30, 2014. New York Magazine. November 11, 2014. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095819/https://www.thecut.com/2014/10/mallory-ortberg-on-the-great-jerks-of-literature.html. live.
  16. Web site: Mallory Ortberg's Internet. Scoles. Sarah. June 13, 2017. Motherboard. en-us. July 26, 2017. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095837/https://www.vice.com/en/article/8x9q4x/mallory-ortbergs-internet. live.
  17. Web site: 2015 30 under 30: Media. Forbes. January 31, 2015. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095821/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/flji45eefm/mallory-ortberg-28/. live.
  18. News: Meet Our New Dear Prudence Columnist. Turner. Julia. November 9, 2015. Slate. July 26, 2017. en-US. 1091-2339.
  19. News: Smith. Ben. April 11, 2021. Why We're Freaking Out About Substack. en-US. The New York Times. April 13, 2021. 0362-4331.
  20. News: Ulaby. Neda. Neda Ulaby. If Literature's Great Characters Could Text, They'd Charm Your Pantalets Off. November 11, 2014. NPR. November 10, 2014. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095828/https://www.npr.org/2014/11/10/361394145/if-literatures-great-characters-could-text-theyd-charm-your-pantalets-off. live.
  21. Busis. Hillary. Breaking Big: Mallory Ortberg, author of 'Texts from Jane Eyre'. Entertainment Weekly. November 11, 2014. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095842/https://ew.com/article/2014/11/06/mallory-ortberg-texts-from-jane-eyre/. live.
  22. News: Best Sellers, December 2014. December 11, 2014. New York Times. December 2014.
  23. News: If Scarlett O'Hara could sext. Cohen. Rebecca. November 8, 2014. Mother Jones. January 18, 2018. en-US. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095835/https://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/11/texts-jane-eyre-mallory-ortberg-scarlett-ohara-the-toast/. live.
  24. Web site: Davison. Joshua. June 19, 2018. Advance Review: Rick and Morty Presents #2 Krombopulos Michael – Far More Endearing than Expected. June 19, 2018. Inverse.
  25. Web site: Kirkus Star THE MERRY SPINSTER by Mallory Ortberg. November 28, 2017. Kirkus Reviews. February 8, 2018. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095829/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mallory-ortberg/the-merry-spinster/. live.
  26. News: Fiction Book Review: The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg. Holt, $17 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-250-11342-9. November 20, 2017. Publishers Weekly. February 8, 2018. en. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095830/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-250-11342-9. live.
  27. News: The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2018. January 23, 2018. Publishers Weekly. March 13, 2018. en. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095833/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/75892-the-most-anticipated-books-of-spring-2018.html. live.
  28. News: 12 Books Every Harry Potter Fan NEEDS To Read In 2018. Ragsdale. Melissa. Bustle. March 13, 2018. en. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095859/https://www.bustle.com/p/12-books-every-harry-potter-fan-should-read-in-2018-7683975. live.
  29. News: The 10 books we can't wait to read in 2018. PenzeyMoog. Caitlin. January 4, 2018. The A.V. Club. March 13, 2018. Adamczyk. Laura. en-US. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095846/https://www.avclub.com/the-10-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-in-2018-1821512325. live.
  30. News: 8 Books You Absolutely Have To Read This Month. Burke. Tina. March 2018. InStyle Australia. March 13, 2018. March 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313153519/https://www.instylemag.com.au/new-books-march-2018. dead.
  31. News: Canfield . David . Exclusive preview: Daniel Mallory Ortberg returns with new memoir-in-essays . July 3, 2019 . Entertainment Weekly . July 2, 2019 . February 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095840/https://ew.com/books/2019/07/02/daniel-mallory-ortberg-something-that-may-shock-and-discredit-you/ . live .
  32. News: Grady . Constance . No writer does "weirdly specific yet relatable" better than Daniel Mallory Ortberg . October 14, 2020 . Vox . February 21, 2020 . en . February 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095831/https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/2/21/21145515/something-that-may-shock-and-discredit-you-review-daniel-mallory-ortberg-lavery . live .
  33. News: Mal Ortberg's Creepy New Book is Coming Out and Mal Is Too. February 28, 2018. Autostraddle. March 1, 2018. en-US. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095847/https://www.autostraddle.com/mal-ortberg-merry-spinster-coming-out-trans-412246/. live.
  34. News: 'Mallory Is Not Gone': Daniel Mallory Ortberg on Coming Out As Trans. March 13, 2018. . March 16, 2018 . en-US . Heather . Havrilesky.
  35. Web site: UC Berkeley Department of English. english.berkeley.edu. January 11, 2019. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095844/https://english.berkeley.edu/users/386. live.
  36. Web site: Lavery . Grace . this transsexual got tenure, baby!!! . Twitter . April 19, 2019 . February 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095838/https://twitter.com/graceelavery/status/1118928101528858625 . live .
  37. November 6, 2020 . Mark . Chandler . Daunt wins four-way battle for Lavery memoir . . February 5, 2021 . February 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095851/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/daunt-wins-four-way-battle-lavery-memoir-1224711 . live .
  38. Web site: i'm terribly happy and my pants are muddy - the road to yosemite was flooded so i proposed by the side of the road. she's my best girl.. Ortberg. Daniel. November 29, 2018. @danielortberg. en. January 11, 2019. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095842/https://twitter.com/daniel_m_lavery/status/1068239446200352768. live.
  39. Web site: Daniel M. Lavery on Instagram: "married Grace so tired so good photo by @christina_gracet". Instagram. en. January 10, 2020. February 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095901/https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/. live.
  40. Web site: Grace Lavery and Daniel M. Lavery's Wedding Photos Are Pure Queer Joy. Tucker. Christina. January 16, 2020. Autostraddle. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210215095841/https://www.autostraddle.com/grace-lavery-and-daniel-m-laverys-wedding-photos-are-pure-queer-joy/. February 15, 2021. February 25, 2020.

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