Michael Kinsley is a columnist at Vanity Fair, a contributor to The New Yorker, and the founder of Slate. He has served as the editor of The New Republic and Harper's, the managing editor of The Washington Monthly, and the American editor of The Economist. He lives in Washington, DC.
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“A superb new book . . . A generational cri de coeur. . . . Mr.
Kinsley possesses what is probably the most envied journalistic
voice of his generation: skeptical, friendly, possessed of an
almost Martian intelligence.” —Dwight Garner, The New York
Times
“Wickedly funny. . . . Especially poignant. . . . Among
all the books published in recent years about old age and
dying, it would be hard to find one that is more fun to read
than Old Age.” —Reeve Lindbergh, The Washington Post
“Kinsley brings wisdom and artfully suppressed anger, wistful
humor, well-pitched prose, and the bite of the thinker against the
pretenses of the world. . . . Old Age is not a little book about
economics or Parkinson’s disease, but it is a big little book about
what happens when we begin to think beyond who has won the
race.” —Peter Stothard, The Wall Street Journal
“If aging is an opponent, I can’t think of anyone better suited to
take it on than Michael Kinsley. His prodigious wit and intellect
cut straight through to the realities—positive and negative—of
growing older. By turns funny and rueful, but always real, this
book is a must-read for newcomers to the world of old age.”
—Michael J. Fox
“Hilarious. . . . Witty. . . . If it’s possible for a book about
illness and death to be delightful, this one fills the bill.”
—Phillip Lopate, The New York Times Book Review
"Old Age is irreverent, wise, and laugh-out-loud funny about living
long enough for your organs to start to betray you. Count on
Michael Kinsley to write the book about life you didn't know you
needed." —Atul Gawande
“Michael Kinsley, a favorite around here, has written a smart,
funny, and profound little memoir.” —Pamela Paul, The New York
Times Book Review
“A wise and edgy guide to old age. . . . A humorous but penetrating
look at the issues the baby-boomer generation should consider as it
confronts life’s last phase.” —The Seattle Times
“A wise and funny journey that manages to make mortality itself an
energizing subject.” —Money.com
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