Writer. Editor. Cultural Spelunker.
Copeland in a fascinating hour-long conversation about her book “The Lost Family” with the Wall Street Journal’s science reporter Amy Dockser Marcus. This talk, held in May 2020 by American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Boston Public Library and WGBH, drew 772 attendees.
Libby Copeland is an award-winning journalist who writes about culture, science and human behavior. 
Her book, The Lost Family published March 3, 2020, looks at the impact of home DNA testing on the American family (sign up below for updates and events). A staff reporter and editor for The Washington Post for over a decade, she now writes from New York for publications including Slate, New York Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times, The New Republic, Fast Company, The Atlantic, Glamour and more. As a staffer at The Washington Post, she wrote feature stories from the 2008 presidential trail, the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and the 2005 Michael Jackson molestation trial. Copeland has appeared on MSNBC, CNN and NPR. Read More…