Iris Krasnow

Iris Krasnow (born 1954) is an American author, journalism professor, and keynote speaker who specializes in relationships and personal growth. She is the author of ''Surrendering to Motherhood'' (1998), the New York Times bestseller ''Surrendering to Marriage'' (2002),
''The New York Times'', June 10, 2001 ''Surrendering to Yourself'' (2003), ''I Am My Mother's Daughter'' (2007), and ''The Secret Lives of Wives'' (2011). Krasnow's sixth book, ''Sex After...Women Share How Intimacy Changes As Life Changes'', was published in February 2014.
''The New York Times'', February 7, 2014 Krasow's latest book is ''Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty.'' (2020). Krasnow is also the Senior Editor of AARP’s online publicatio
“The Ethel”
for women “who weren’t born yesterday”.

Biography

Krasnow was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. After graduating from Stanford University, where she majored in photo-journalism, she became a fashion writer for the '' Dallas Times Herald''. She then moved to United Press International in Washington, D.C., to become the national feature writer. In her several years at UPI, Krasnow specialized in celebrity profiles, including Yoko Ono, Elie Wiesel, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Bush, Norman Mailer, and Queen Noor of Jordan. Krasnow also has an M.A. in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Krasnow left her job in daily journalism when she gave birth to twins in 1993, making her the mother of four sons under the age of three. Using this experience, she wrote her first book, ''Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul'', which examines the work-family balance for women and takes the stand that motherhood should be viewed as a substantial source of fulfillment and grounding happiness.

Her subsequent books focus on marriage, personal actualization, and mother-daughter relationships: her fifth, ''The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married'', presents strategies for successful long-lasting marriages; and her most recent one published in 2014, ''Sex After . . .: Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes'' takes readers from the college hook-up culture to dating after eighty. Krasnow's books have been translated into eight languages. Her latest book, ''Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Courage, Friendship and Loyalty'' chronicles her return, at the age of 59, to work at the Wisconsin summer camp of her youth, and how the life skills learned in camp communities form the bones of successful adulthoods.

Krasnow has written for many national publications, including ''Parade'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Washington Post'',Online Discussion
"Making Marriage Work"
, Washingtonpost.com, June 21, 2002 ''AARP The Magazine'', and ''The Huffington Post''."These 8 Books Could Save Your Marriage"
HuffingtonPost.com, August 20, 2011 She has been a guest on numerous national television and radio programs, including ''Oprah'',Radio Interview
The Lisa Oz Show
Oprah Radio '' Good Morning America'', AARP,Radio Interview
Prime Time Radio
with Mike Cuthbert, AARP Radio, May 6, 2009 ''The Today Show'', and ''All Things Considered'', and she has been featured on CNNRadio Intervie
CNN Saturday Morning News
with Judy Kuriansky, July 27, 2002 several times. For several years she was the relationship correspondent for the ''Fox Morning News'' in Baltimore. Interviews with Krasnow, and reviews of her work, have appeared in ''Time'',"I Dos and Don'ts"
by Amy Dickinson, Time, April 23, 2001 '' O: The Oprah Magazine'', ''Glamour'', ''The New Yorker'', ''The New York Times'',"Love in the 21st Century: A Brief History of Bad Advice"
by Judith Shulevitz, ''The New York Times'', Oct. 14, 2001 '' U.S. News & World Report'', and '' Redbook''.
Krasnow is a journalism and women's studies professor at American University in Washington, D.C."Faculty Profile"
American University, Washington, D.C"Professor's Passions Drive Her Writing"
by Michael Wargo, SOC News, April 12, 2010 She frequently speaksIris Krasnow Speech Topics
The Harry Walker Agency on marriage, childrearing, and "female generational angst" to groups across the United States."2008 Women's Event"
, Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, TX, Jan. 22, 2008

Krasnow lives in Annapolis, Maryland,"Iris Krasnow's book, 'The Secret Lives of Wives,' looks at how long-lasting marriages survive,"
by Ellen McCarthy, ''The Washington Post'', October 21, 2011 with her husband, Charles E. Anthony, an architect, whom she married in 1988,
''The New York Times'', March 13, 1988 and their four sons.

Bibliography

Books

* ''Surrendering to Motherhood: Losing Your Mind, Finding Your Soul'' (IBKBooks, 1998)
* ''Surrendering to Marriage: Husbands, Wives, and Other Imperfections'' (Miramax, 2001)
* ''I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace With Mom – Before It's Too Late'' (Basic Books, 2007)
* ''The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes to Stay Married'' (Avery, 2012)
* ''Surrendering to Yourself: You Are Your Own Soul Mate'' (IBKBooks, 2013)
* ''Sex After . . .: Women Share How Intimacy Changes as Life Changes'' (Avery, 2015)
* ''Camp Girls: Fireside Lessons on Friendship, Courage, and Loyalty'' (Grand Central Publishing, 2020)

Articles

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The Fellowship of Women
– ''The Washington Post'', August 8, 1996.
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The Thin Line Between Marriage and Divorce
– ''The Huffington Post'', July 7, 2016
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Three Surefire Ways To Make Love Last
– ''The Huffington Post'', February 15, 2017.
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Forget the 7-Year Itch. The 20-Something One is Far Worse
– ''The Washington Post'', April 17, 2018.
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– ''Capital Gazette'', July 14, 2018.
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– ''Capital Gazette'', April 5, 2019.
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– AARP, June 12, 2019.


– ''Capital Gazette'', August 15, 2019.
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– August 30, 2019.
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A Camp Girl Forever
– ''Camping Magazine'', March 2020.
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Why Fading Beauty Requires a Whole New Focus
– ''The Ethel from AARP''. August 18, 2020.

References

External links

Iris Krasnow
- personal website


- The Washington Post Magazine

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American non-fiction writers
1954 births
Stanford University alumni
Georgetown University alumni
American relationships and sexuality writers
Living people
21st-century American women writers
American women non-fiction writers
American women columnists
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