“Azzoni’s conversational writing catches you in the first few paragraphs…you feel like a friend on the other end of a phone call.”
— BUST magazine
BIO
Elena Azzoni is a feminist author & essayist whose work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Elle, make/shift magazine, mom365.com, The Stephanie Miller Show, and feminist anthology, We Don't Need Another Wave. She is the author of A Year Straight, a humorous take on sexual fluidity, published by Seal Press (Hachette Book Group). For nearly 20 years, she supported the finance orgs of high growth NYC tech startups from founding through acquisition. Elena received her MFA from New College of California where she studied under renowned activist poet, Judy Grahn, and BA in Social Thought and Political Economy & Women’s Studies from UMASS, Amherst.
She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Representation: Dystel, Goderich & Bouuret
PRAISE
“Frank, funny and revealing of relations between–and among–the sexes."
— Kirkus Reviews
"Elena's moments of awkwardness, exhilaration, self-doubt, and heartbreak are told with engaging wit and candor, but it is her forthrightness about the complex issues of gender and sexuality that make this book so original.”
— Lisa Diamond, author, Sexual Fluidity
“A hilarious, engrossing page-turner that presents a whole new twist on the Manhattan dating scene. Azzoni’s light, engaging voice made me pine for my young New York single days. A new perspective and great read.”
— Katie Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in Trucks
"Elena Azzoni's memoir is a delightful read-thoughtful and surprising, Azzoni seals the deal with her bona fide and unassuming wit."
— Alix Olson, award-winning feminist scholar & poet
"Her winning writing makes such a unique subject feel so relatable."
— Tami Sagher, writer, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, and Bored to Death