Steph Auteri
Steph Auteri is a journalist who has written for the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Pacific Standard, VICE, and elsewhere. Her more creative work has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, under the gum tree, Poets & Writers, and other publications, and she is the Essays Editor for Hippocampus Magazine. Her essay, "The Fear That Lives Next to My Heart," published in Southwest Review, was listed as a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2021. She also writes bookish stuff here and at the Feminist Book Club, is the author of A Dirty Word, and is the founder of Guerrilla Sex Ed. When not working, she enjoys yoga, embroidery, singing, cat snuggling, and staring at the birds in her backyard feeder. You can learn more at stephauteri.com and follow her on Insta/Threads at @stephauteri.
12 of the Best Horror Comics That Are Terrifying Readers Today
Steph Auteri
March 29, 2018
For those new to the world of comics, it may seem as if the genre is made up solely of tights and capes and BOOM-POW-saving-the-world action sequences. But there's so much more to it than that. Here are the best horror comics that will really scare the crap out of you.
10 Stunt Memoirs That Shook Up Their Authors’ Lives for Just One Year
Steph Auteri
March 23, 2018
Memoirs from authors who changed their whole lives for one year, and then wrote about it. AKA: the stunt memoir.
Two History Books That Show the Beginnings of Sex-Positive Feminism
Steph Auteri
March 2, 2018
Interested in the history of sex positivity? Pick up Vibrator Nation and Buzz.
Unusual Fictional Narrators Who Bring Me Delight
Steph Auteri
January 29, 2018
From dead people to squirrels to a fetus: what are your favorite fictional narrators?
The 7 Convoluted Rules I Put In Place to Prevent TBR Overwhelm
Steph Auteri
January 18, 2018
One reader's (increasingly convoluted) rules around reading designed specifically to prevent TBR overwhelm, and to power through those stacks.
5 Women Writers Whose Raw Honesty Has Blown My Mind
Steph Auteri
December 12, 2017
Unflinching memoirs, poetry, and essays by women, all published in 2017.
Best Comics We Read in October
Steph Auteri
November 7, 2017
The very best comics we read in the month of October.
Why I Cosplayed As My Favorite Fictional Character Even Though I Am Socially Anxious
Steph Auteri
October 16, 2017
Why one reader decided to cosplay as her favorite comic book character, even though she doesn't like attention.
Castle Rock Teaser Revealed as Stephen King Continues to Dominate All of the Screens
Steph Auteri
October 12, 2017
As the Stephen King adaptation train rolls on, which of his books would you like to see redone or filmed for the first time?