Virginia Postrel
Virginia Postrel (vp@dynamist.com) writes about commerce and culture, innovation, economics and public policy. She's the author of "The Future and Its Enemies" and "The Substance of Style." Her next book, "The Power of Glamour," will be published in Fall 2013 by Simon & Schuster.
Postrel was described by Sam Tanenhaus as "a master D.J. who sequences the latest riffs from the hard sciences, the social sciences, business, and technology, to name only a few sources." She has been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New York Times and Forbes. From July 1989 to January 2000, Postrel was the editor of Reason magazine, which under her leadership was a finalist for the National Magazine Awards three times for essays and public interest journalism. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Los Angeles.
Her personal website is at: DeepGlamour.net
Follow her on Twitter: @vpostrel
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