Anna Holmes, The New Yorker

Anna Holmes

The New Yorker

New York, NY, United States

Contact Anna

Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.

Start free trial

Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • The New Yorker
  • Splinter
  • Oprah Daily

Past articles by Anna:

The Unexpected Grief of a Hysterectomy

My uterus is causing me nothing but discomfort. So why am I so sad to lose it? → Read More

Anna Holmes

Anna Holmes is a writer, editor and failed grade school spy. She is the founder of Jezebel, a columnist for the NYT Sunday Book Review, and the Editor of Fusion's Digital Voices section. → Read More

Read These Social Media Etiquette Rules Before Your Next Post

Before you hit Post, Share, or Upload, memorize writer and Jezebel.com founder Anna Holmes's social media etiquette tips → Read More

I sing backup for Stevie Wonder

All I Do explores young adults and the jobs they love. → Read More

I became a dancer after finishing medical school

All I Do explores young adults and the jobs they love. → Read More

I gave up basketball for banking

All I Do explores young adults and the jobs they love. → Read More

The Assault on Abortion in Alabama

Want an abortion in Alabama? You better have a car, money & a few free days to navigate the roadblocks. → Read More

Watch a former prosecutor apologize for sending an innocent man to death row

In 1984, Louisiana prosecutor Marty Stroud tried 34-year-old Glenn Ford for the armed robbery and murder of Isadore Rozeman, an elderly jeweler for whom Ford did yard work. → Read More

Watch a former prosecutor apologize for sending an innocent man to death row

In 1984, Louisiana prosecutor Marty Stroud tried 34-year-old Glenn Ford for the armed robbery and murder of Isadore Rozeman, an elderly jeweler for whom Ford did yard work. → Read More

The Assault on Abortion in Alabama

Want an abortion in Alabama? You better have a car, money & a few free days to navigate the roadblocks. → Read More

The Assault on Abortion in Alabama

Want an abortion in Alabama? You better have a car, money & a few free days to navigate the roadblocks. → Read More

The Assault on Abortion in Alabama

Want an abortion in Alabama? You better have a car, money & a few free days to navigate the roadblocks. → Read More

The Assault on Abortion in Alabama

Want an abortion in Alabama? You better have a car, money & a few free days to navigate the roadblocks. → Read More

The Assault on Abortion in Alabama

Want an abortion in Alabama? You better have a car, money & a few free days to navigate the roadblocks. → Read More

'I got to witness history': 6 new photos of Bree Newsome's Confederate flagpole climb

On the morning of June 27th, activist and artist Bree Newsome scaled a 30-foot flagpole outside of the state capitol of South Carolina and brought down the Confederate battle flag that had been flying there since 1961. (The flag was reinstalled following Ms. → Read More

Starring Judy Blume as Herself

Blume is always kind to her readers; she’s straightforward and easy to read. For a young person, this style is compelling and reassuring. → Read More

Mental Map

What inspired Carl Jones, the Executive Producer of Black Dynamite on Adult Swim, to create 'The Wizard of Watts?' Jones walks us through the 1970s, classic cartoons, Richard Pryor and the Wiz. → Read More

Mental Map

What inspired Carl Jones, the Executive Producer of Black Dynamite on Adult Swim, to create 'The Wizard of Watts?' Jones walks us through the 1970s, classic cartoons, Richard Pryor and the Wiz. → Read More

Self Evidence: Janet Mock on authenticity

In the second episode of Fusion’s “Self Evidence” series, bestselling writer, TV commentator, and transgender activist Janet Mock explains how she acquired a true sense of freedom once she rejected others’ expectations of who she was supposed to be. → Read More

#NoFilter: "When I was 19, I had an abortion."

Welcome to #nofilter, a short digital memoir series showcasing a diverse range of experiences using a participant’s own words and photographs. In this episode, reproductive justice activist Renee Bracey Sherman explains the positive impact that having an abortion has had on her life. → Read More