Nicole Cliffe Explained

Birth Date:2 September 1982
Alma Mater:Harvard College
Occupation:Writer, editor, executive producer
Known For:The Toast
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Nicole Cliffe (born September 2, 1982) is a Canadian writer living in Utah, who co-founded and co-edited the website The Toast with Daniel Lavery.

Early life

Nicole Cliffe was born September 2, 1982,[1] [2] and grew up in Kingston, Ontario. A first-generation college student,[3] she attended Harvard College on a full scholarship, studying English.[4] [5] She graduated in 2005.[6] At Harvard, her friends included future journalists Amelia Lester, Matthew Yglesias, and Josh Barro.[7]

Career

Early career

Cliffe worked at a New York hedge fund before becoming a writer. She drew attention for a Tumblr entitled Lazy Self-Indulgent Book Reviews[8] as well as a recurring book review column on The Awl called "Classic Trash".[9] In June 2011, Cliffe joined the Awl-network women's general interest site The Hairpin,[10] where she became book editor.[11] [12] Through this work, Cliffe met future collaborator Daniel Lavery, first over the internet, then later in person.[13]

The Toast

See main article: The Toast. Cliffe and Lavery left The Hairpin in 2013 to found a separate feminist general interest website The Toast, which Cliffe and Lavery co-edited, later adding Nicole Chung as managing editor and Jaya Saxena as a staff writer.[14] (Lawyer Nick Pavich was originally the publisher and one-third owner of the site, but departed in the winter of 2013–2014).[15] [16] Cliffe and her husband funded the site's launch. The Toast published from July 1, 2013, until July 1, 2016.[17] From October 15, 2014, to September 2015,[18] the project also included a sister site called The Butter; led by Roxane Gay, The Butter focused on personal essays and cultural criticism.[19] The Toast made a one-day return with new material on July 26, 2017.[20]

Writing and other projects

In addition to her editing and book reviews, Cliffe has drawn notice for her writing on a wide range of topics, including humor pieces,[21] [22] collegiate financial aid, and Protestant Christianity. She has written advice columns for Elle and Catapult's magazine,[23] [24] and in January 2018, became an advice columnist, with Carvell Wallace, at Slate. Their column, offering parenting advice, is called "Care and Feeding".[25] She left Slate in 2020.

In December 2017, Cliffe joined the board of directors of Electric Literature.[26]

In October 2019, Cliffe was credited as an executive producer for the documentary "The Acid King", based on the non-fiction book of the same name about the life of Ricky Kasso.[27]

In June 2020, Cliffe told Vox she was writing a horror novel,[28] which she later confirmed via Twitter.

Personal life

Cliffe lives in Utah with her husband and three children. An atheist since college, she converted to Christianity in 2015.[29] She is autistic, as is one of her children.[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'it's my birthday...'. Cliffe. Nicole. September 2, 2018. Twitter. September 3, 2018. en.
  2. News: '(I'm 36 now...'. Cliffe. Nicole. September 2, 2018. Twitter. September 3, 2018. en.
  3. News: Let's Get Personal: On Full Financial Aid at Fancy Schools. Chung. Nicole. May 13, 2015. The Toast. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128011505/http://the-toast.net/2015/05/13/full-financial-aid-at-fancy-schools/. January 28, 2018. Cliffe. Nicole. en-US.
  4. Web site: Hogan. Brianne. Nicole Cliffe: Editor, Tweeter, Proud Canadian. Ravishly. November 24, 2015 . March 11, 2016.
  5. Web site: The Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg Interview. Zulkey. November 22, 2013 . March 11, 2016.
  6. Web site: Homecomings. Lester. Amelia. January–February 2005. Harvard Magazine. March 11, 2016.
  7. Web site: Yglesias. Matthew. I've Been Underestimating Facebook for 10 Years. Slate. February 4, 2014. May 5, 2016.
  8. News: Lazy, self-indulgent reviews of science fiction books. Cliffe. Nicole. io9. January 18, 2018. en-US.
  9. News: Nicole Cliffe: il vostro critico di "libri da ombrellone". Bellocchio. Violetta. July 27, 2012. Grazia. January 18, 2018. it-IT.
  10. News: Nicole Cliffe is Leaving The Hairpin to Start New Site. Bloomgarden-Smoke. Kara. May 3, 2013. Observer. January 18, 2018. en-US.
  11. Web site: Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg's The Toast Pops Up. Bloomgarden-Smoke. Kara. Observer. July 2013. March 11, 2016.
  12. Web site: Cliffe. Nicole. Nicole Cliffe talks money. The Toast. March 11, 2016.
  13. News: The Companions of My Heart. Ortberg. Mallory. September 26, 2016. Slate. January 19, 2018. en-US. 1091-2339.
  14. News: Contact The Toast. The Toast. January 27, 2018. en-US.
  15. News: The Toast's Recipe For Bootstrapping A Profitable Media Business. Greenfield. Rebecca. October 1, 2014. Fast Company. January 19, 2018. en-US.
  16. News: Publisher of The Toast Nick Pavich Is Out for Murky Reasons. Vargas-Cooper. Natasha. Jezebel. January 18, 2018. en-US.
  17. News: A Toast to The Toast. Slate Staff. May 13, 2016. Slate. January 18, 2018. en-US. 1091-2339.
  18. News: A Buttery Farewell. Gay. Roxane. August 28, 2015. The Toast. January 19, 2018. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127193453/http://the-toast.net/2015/08/28/a-buttery-farewell/. January 27, 2018. dead.
  19. On the Books: 'Bad Feminist' author launches The Toast sister site. Todd. Carolyn. October 1, 2014. Entertainment Weekly. January 19, 2018. en.
  20. News: Beloved website The Toast reappeared for a single day. Colburn. Randall. July 27, 2016. The A.V. Club. January 18, 2018. en-US.
  21. News: Hey Everybody, an Old Man Is Talking. Coates. Ta-Nehisi. The Atlantic. January 19, 2018. en-US.
  22. News: The Awl and the Hairpin's Best Stories, Remembered by Their Writers. Read. Max. Select All. January 19, 2018. New York Magazine. en.
  23. Web site: Nicole Cliffe. ELLE. en-US. January 19, 2018.
  24. Web site: Catapult Nicole Knows. Catapult. en. January 19, 2018.
  25. News: What Do I Say to a 13-Year-Old Friend of the Family Who's Madly in Love … With Me?. Wallace. Carvell. Cliffe. Nicole. Slate Magazine. January 18, 2018. en.
  26. News: We're Wildly Excited to Welcome Nicole Cliffe to the Electric Literature Board of Directors. December 8, 2017. Electric Literature. January 18, 2018.
  27. Web site: Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024224717/https://twitter.com/Nicole_Cliffe/status/1187498214783471617. dead. October 24, 2019. twitter.com. October 25, 2019.
  28. News: Watch: The Vox Book Club talks the Secret History's class politics with Nicole Cliffe . June 3, 2020 .
  29. News: How God Messed Up My Happy Atheist Life. Cliffe. Nicole. May 20, 2016. Christianity Today. January 18, 2018. en.
  30. Web site: The Coronavirus Lockdown Has Ruined My Son's Senior Year. Cliffe. Nicole. March 23, 2020. Slate. March 23, 2020.

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