Hannah Selinger
@hannahselinger.bsky.social
Inventor of #Scandoval. James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle writer. I’ve been described as a mix of Joris-Karl Huysmans, M.F.K. Fisher, and Regina George.
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Ugly secrets. Parental politics. A body in the Ipswich River. VALLEY OF THE MOMS is out 6.16.26, and it's available to pre-order now. Pick up my debut novel here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
In April, my family and I traveled to the Chiriquí Province of Panama, which is roughly 300 miles southwest of Panama City. Our trip, facilitated by @blacktomatotravel, incredible. I’m thrilled that I can share it here, in @cntraveler.com.web.brid.gy
www.cntraveler.com/story/the-be...
www.cntraveler.com/story/the-be...
The Best Places to Go in 2026
For quiet coastal paradises, contemporary design cities, and new ways to travel far, far away.
www.cntraveler.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In April, my family and I traveled to the Chiriquí Province of Panama, which is roughly 300 miles southwest of Panama City. Our trip, facilitated by @blacktomatotravel, incredible. I’m thrilled that I can share it here, in @cntraveler.com.web.brid.gy
www.cntraveler.com/story/the-be...
www.cntraveler.com/story/the-be...
CELLAR RAT is an award-nominated book! Thanks so much to @thereadablefeastawards for recognizing this New England writer. You can buy my award-nominated, critically acclaimed debut wherever books are sold! #amwriting #memoir #snacks #restaurant #writer
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
CELLAR RAT is an award-nominated book! Thanks so much to @thereadablefeastawards for recognizing this New England writer. You can buy my award-nominated, critically acclaimed debut wherever books are sold! #amwriting #memoir #snacks #restaurant #writer
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
Ugly secrets. Parental politics. A body in the Ipswich River. VALLEY OF THE MOMS is out 6.16.26, and it's available to pre-order now. Pick up my debut novel here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ugly secrets. Parental politics. A body in the Ipswich River. VALLEY OF THE MOMS is out 6.16.26, and it's available to pre-order now. Pick up my debut novel here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hanna...
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Reposted by Hannah Selinger
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
uk.news.yahoo.com/meghan-markl...
I'm in this article with Meghan Markle and only one of us comes across as redeemable.
I'm in this article with Meghan Markle and only one of us comes across as redeemable.
Meghan Markle’s shameless PR stunt with David Chang is disgusting
1/5 The first episode of With Love, Meghan season two has a nasty jumpscare
uk.news.yahoo.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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I'm in this article with Meghan Markle and only one of us comes across as redeemable.
I'm in this article with Meghan Markle and only one of us comes across as redeemable.
I’ve been firmly planted in book territory of late (with some updates to come that I’m not *quite* ready to share), but here’s my latest for T+L, in the Culinary Issue. I’m just in love with the photography on this piece.
August 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I’ve been firmly planted in book territory of late (with some updates to come that I’m not *quite* ready to share), but here’s my latest for T+L, in the Culinary Issue. I’m just in love with the photography on this piece.
Thank you to Charlotte Druckman and WSJ Off Duty for keeping the momentum going on CELLAR RAT!
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
8 New Restaurant Memoirs That Stir the Pot
Anthony Bourdain created a whole genre of culinary tell-all with his bestseller “Kitchen Confidential.” Now, a new crop of restaurant memoirs combine tales of fine-dining dysfunction with ingenuity, g...
www.wsj.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thank you to Charlotte Druckman and WSJ Off Duty for keeping the momentum going on CELLAR RAT!
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Breaking: New York's Polo Bar hit with a major sexual harassment suit in federal court this morning by a former employee.
July 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Breaking: New York's Polo Bar hit with a major sexual harassment suit in federal court this morning by a former employee.
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Some recent things from me!
--I was featured on A Song Called Life's podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
--Cellar Rat got a lovely mention in Elle Italia!
www.elle.com/it/cucina/a6...
--The Week featured Cellar Rat in its wrap-up of culinary books!
www.pressreader.com/usa/the-week...
--I was featured on A Song Called Life's podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
--Cellar Rat got a lovely mention in Elle Italia!
www.elle.com/it/cucina/a6...
--The Week featured Cellar Rat in its wrap-up of culinary books!
www.pressreader.com/usa/the-week...
Episode #233: Hannah Selinger
Podcast Episode · A Song Called Life · 05/23/2025 · 59m
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June 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Some recent things from me!
--I was featured on A Song Called Life's podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
--Cellar Rat got a lovely mention in Elle Italia!
www.elle.com/it/cucina/a6...
--The Week featured Cellar Rat in its wrap-up of culinary books!
www.pressreader.com/usa/the-week...
--I was featured on A Song Called Life's podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
--Cellar Rat got a lovely mention in Elle Italia!
www.elle.com/it/cucina/a6...
--The Week featured Cellar Rat in its wrap-up of culinary books!
www.pressreader.com/usa/the-week...
A very different byline for me. This shared byline, by 18 former members of the Columbia Daily Spectator, where I served as writer and editor between 1999 and 2002, now appears as an open letter to my university. I hope you’ll read it.
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
Call to respect campus journalism: Open letter from Spectator alumni
May 10, 2025
www.columbiaspectator.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A very different byline for me. This shared byline, by 18 former members of the Columbia Daily Spectator, where I served as writer and editor between 1999 and 2002, now appears as an open letter to my university. I hope you’ll read it.
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...
Reminder! If you’re in the Boston area, I have two upcoming events: 4/30, at the Boston Public Library, in conversation w Kara Baskin, at 6pm, followed by signing (books for sale from Trident). RSVP for this *free* event: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67eed...
+ 5/1, at Andover Bookstore, 6:30pm!
+ 5/1, at Andover Bookstore, 6:30pm!
Author Talk: Hannah Selinger - Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly
Author Hannah Selinger, in conversation with journalist Kara Baskin, discusses her new book, Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, one of Town & Country's Best Books of Spring 2025 and Kir...
bpl.bibliocommons.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Reminder! If you’re in the Boston area, I have two upcoming events: 4/30, at the Boston Public Library, in conversation w Kara Baskin, at 6pm, followed by signing (books for sale from Trident). RSVP for this *free* event: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67eed...
+ 5/1, at Andover Bookstore, 6:30pm!
+ 5/1, at Andover Bookstore, 6:30pm!
And you know I framed it.
April 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And you know I framed it.
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“In the room so cool that my breath took on the condensed look of smoke, I stood statue-still as Johnny grabbed me from behind.” @hannahselinger.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social
“There’s No Pleasure in a Four-Star Dining Room”
A former sommelier at a four-star New York City restaurant recalls a harrowing sexual assault she experienced behind the scenes of the fine-dining world.
airmail.news
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“In the room so cool that my breath took on the condensed look of smoke, I stood statue-still as Johnny grabbed me from behind.” @hannahselinger.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social
Reminder: there’s still space available to come hear me chat with Kara Baskin from @bostonglobe.com next Wednesday at 6pm at The Boston Public Library! I’ll also be hosting a small get-together at the Lenox afterwards. DM me for details!
bpl.libcal.com/event/13806078
bpl.libcal.com/event/13806078
Author Talk -- Hannah Selinger with "Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly"
bpl.libcal.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reminder: there’s still space available to come hear me chat with Kara Baskin from @bostonglobe.com next Wednesday at 6pm at The Boston Public Library! I’ll also be hosting a small get-together at the Lenox afterwards. DM me for details!
bpl.libcal.com/event/13806078
bpl.libcal.com/event/13806078
I took a column-writing class with Jeffrey Seglin between 2003 and 2005, when I was an MFA candidate at Emerson. That was… a long time ago, but he still writes his syndicated ethics column, The Right Thing—and this week, he (ethically!) included CELLAR RAT.
www.charlotteobserver.com/living/artic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/living/artic...
The Right Thing: Calling out kindness doesn’t erase bad behavior, but it can help
When bad behavior seems to run amok and all appears bleak, do rare moments of grace make a differenc...
www.charlotteobserver.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I took a column-writing class with Jeffrey Seglin between 2003 and 2005, when I was an MFA candidate at Emerson. That was… a long time ago, but he still writes his syndicated ethics column, The Right Thing—and this week, he (ethically!) included CELLAR RAT.
www.charlotteobserver.com/living/artic...
www.charlotteobserver.com/living/artic...
When Graydon Carter hand-picks your work for Air Mail 🥹
Excerpt below, frens
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airmail.news/issues/2025-...
April 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
When Graydon Carter hand-picks your work for Air Mail 🥹
Excerpt below, frens
airmail.news/issues/2025-...
Excerpt below, frens
airmail.news/issues/2025-...
Byline brag! The May issue of T+L is out, and I got to write about gigantic hotel rooms, one of my specialties (if you know me, you know my predilections). Grab your copy, on newsstands now.
April 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Byline brag! The May issue of T+L is out, and I got to write about gigantic hotel rooms, one of my specialties (if you know me, you know my predilections). Grab your copy, on newsstands now.
Come see me and Kara Baskin @bpl.boston.gov on 4/30, with books sold through @tridenthalifax.bsky.social!
Register here: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67eed...
Register here: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67eed...
April 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Come see me and Kara Baskin @bpl.boston.gov on 4/30, with books sold through @tridenthalifax.bsky.social!
Register here: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67eed...
Register here: bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67eed...
Listen to me talking about all things hospitality with John Coyle on Drinking on the Job:
open.spotify.com/episode/7HYS...
open.spotify.com/episode/7HYS...
Episode 275: Hannah Selinger, author of "Cellar Rat," makes The New York Times Book Review.
DOTJ - Drinking On The Job · Episode
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April 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Listen to me talking about all things hospitality with John Coyle on Drinking on the Job:
open.spotify.com/episode/7HYS...
open.spotify.com/episode/7HYS...
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This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.
April 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.