First Draft Episode #284: Koa Beck

Koa Beck, former editor-in-chief of Jezebel and co-host of “The #MeToo Memos” on WNYC’s The Takeaway, discusses her debut non-fiction work, White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind.

This episode is sponsored by Revision Season, the seven-week, virtual master class in novel revision led by award-winning author Elana K. Arnold. The Winter 2021 session runs January 17 – March 4, with Week Zero work arriving January 10. Check out more details about Revision Season and sign up at www.elanakarnold.com.

Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:

• Toni Morrison, author of Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Sula, and many more

• Jezebel - the website where Koa served as editor-in-chief 

• Feministing

• Harvard Kennedy Shorenstein fellowship

• Michelle H. Mulligan, Koa’s editor at Atria Books

• Wall of Moms, which was formed in Portland and re-formed under Black leadership in August 2020, according to Vox

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