Iris Krasnow
{{short description|American writer}}
Iris Krasnow (born 1954) is an American author, journalism professor, and speaker who specializes in relationships and personal growth. She is the author of Surrendering to Motherhood (1998), the New York Times bestseller Surrendering to Marriage (2002),[https://www.nytimes.com/books/01/06/10/bsp/advicecompare.html?scp=2&sq=%22iris%20krasnow%22&st=cse "Best Sellers"] The New York Times, June 10, 2001 Surrendering to Yourself (2003), I Am My Mother's Daughter (2007), and The Secret Lives of Wives (2011). Krasnow's sixth book, Sex After...Women Share How Intimacy Changes As Life Changes, was published in February 2014.[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/books/review/iris-krasnows-sex-after.html?_r=0 "Iris Krasnow's Sex After..."] The New York Times, February 7, 2014 Krasow's latest book is Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty. (2020).
Biography
Krasnow has written for many national publications, including Parade, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post,Online Discussion, [http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/author_krasnow061902.htm "Making Marriage Work"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703194046/http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/02/author_krasnow061902.htm |date=2008-07-03 }}, Washingtonpost.com, June 21, 2002 AARP The Magazine, and The Huffington Post.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/iris-krasnow/save-your-marriage-books_b_932048.html#s333996&title=1_The_Way "These 8 Books Could Save Your Marriage"], HuffingtonPost.com, August 20, 2011 She has been a guest on numerous national television and radio programs, including Oprah,Radio Interview, [http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/Making-Peace-with-Your-Mother-Audio The Lisa Oz Show], Oprah Radio Good Morning America, AARP,Radio Interview, [http://www.aarp.org/relationships/parenting/info-05-2009/Iris_Krasnow.html Prime Time Radio], with Mike Cuthbert, AARP Radio, May 6, 2009 The Today Show, and All Things Considered, and she has been featured on CNNRadio Interview,[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/27/smn.07.html CNN Saturday Morning News], with Judy Kuriansky, July 27, 2002 several times. For several years she was the relationship correspondent for the Fox Morning News in Baltimore. Interviews with Krasnow, and reviews of her work, have appeared in Time,[https://web.archive.org/web/20080209153134/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,999743,00.html "I Dos and Don'ts"], by Amy Dickinson, Time, April 23, 2001 O: The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, The New Yorker, The New York Times,[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/14/magazine/love-in-the-21st-century-a-brief-history-of-bad-advice.html?scp=2&sq=iris+krasnow&st=nyt "Love in the 21st Century: A Brief History of Bad Advice"], by Judith Shulevitz, The New York Times, Oct. 14, 2001 U.S. News & World Report, and Redbook.
Krasnow is a journalism and women's studies professor at American University in Washington, D.C.[http://www.american.edu/profiles/faculty/iris.cfm "Faculty Profile"], American University, Washington, D.C[http://www.american.edu/soc/news/krasnow.cfm "Professor's Passions Drive Her Writing"], by Michael Wargo, SOC News, April 12, 2010 She frequently speaks[http://www.harrywalker.com/speaker/Iris-Krasnow.cfm?Spea_ID=1162 Iris Krasnow Speech Topics], The Harry Walker Agency on marriage, childrearing, and "female generational angst" to groups across the United States.[http://www.jewishdallas.org/page.aspx?id=160854 "2008 Women's Event"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231029/http://www.jewishdallas.org/page.aspx?id=160854 |date=2011-07-22 }}, Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, TX, Jan. 22, 2008
Krasnow lives in Annapolis, Maryland,[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/iris-krasnows-book-the-secret-lives-of-wives-looks-at-how-long-lasting-marriages-survive/2011/10/18/gIQAr4k43L_story.html "Iris Krasnow's book, 'The Secret Lives of Wives,' looks at how long-lasting marriages survive,"] by Ellen McCarthy, The Washington Post, October 21, 2011 with her husband, Charles E. Anthony, an architect, whom she married in 1988,[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/style/iris-b-krasnow-is-wed-to-charles-anthony-3d.html?scp=1&sq=%22iris%20krasnow%22&st=cse "Weddings"], The New York Times, March 13, 1988 and their four sons.
Bibliography
- Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul (IBKBooks, 1998)
- Surrendering to Marriage: Husbands, Wives, and Other Imperfections (Miramax, 2001)
- I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace With Mom – Before It's Too Late (Basic Books, 2007)
- The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married (Avery, 2012)
- Surrendering to Yourself: You Are Your Own Soul Mate (IBKBooks, 2013)
- Sex After . . .: Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes (Avery, 2015)
- Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty (Grand Central Publishing, 2020)
References
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External links
- [http://iriskrasnow.com/ Iris Krasnow] - personal website
- [http://iriskrasnow.com/_media_sex_after/wash_post_mag/wash_post_mag_sex_after_author_iris_krasnow_never_TMI_for_me_2014-0406.htm 'Sex after...' author Iris Krasnow: 'Never TMI for me'] - The Washington Post Magazine
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Category:Stanford University alumni
Category:Georgetown University alumni
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Category:American women non-fiction writers