Writer. Editor. Cultural Spelunker.
Photo by Jeff CarsonGiven how unpleasant the car-shopping experience is for women, who find walking into a dealership to be like landing on an all-male, vaguely hostile planet, buying online is something tantamount to a feminist act.
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…