Jia Tolentino

Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker. In 2023, she won a National Magazine Award for her columns and essays on abortion. Her first book, the essay collection “ Trick Mirror ,” was published in 2019.

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Robyn, on Her Own

profiles · March 30, 2026

The pop star brings motherhood and middle age to the dance floor.

Jennifer Lawrence Goes Dark

profiles · November 3, 2025

In a Profile, the Oscar-winning star of movies including “Die My Love,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” and “The Hunger Games” discusses fame, having kids, and politics. Jia Tolentino reports.

We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse

comment · July 4, 2022

Jia Tolentino writes about the overturning of Roe v. Wade after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization, the future for abortion rights, and the importance of reproductive justice.