Claire Dederer

Claire Dederer
Claire Dederer, 2025
Born (1967-01-06) January 6, 1967
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
OccupationsWriter, essayist, critic
Known forEssays, book reviews, memoirs
Notable workPoser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
SpouseBruce Barcott (married 1997–2023) Peter Ames Carlin (married 2025–present)
Children2
RelativesDave Dederer (brother)
AwardsLongform essay of the year (2017)

2024 Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose

2025 Chowdhury Prize in Literature
Websiteclairedederer.com

Claire Dederer (born 1967) is an American writer who regularly contributes essays, reviews and criticism to publications including The New York Times.

She has written three books: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning, Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, and Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma.