Gail Sheehy, a star journalist at New York magazine and a writer of creative nonfiction who examined cultural shifts and societal trends, in part by exploring the interior lives of public figures, died on Monday at 83. Below are reviews of some of her most notable works. Image‘Passages’1976“Books of popular psychology … are generally awful,” wrote our reviewer, Sara Sanborn. “Gail Sheehy’s new book is different. For one thing, it appears to have been written by an adult for other adults.” She went on to say that Sheehy “set out to do for adult life what Gesell and Spock had done for childhood,” adding, “I think she’s started a stimulating and worthwhile conversation.”

Source: New York Times August 25, 2020 18:56 UTC