Abby Ellin (born 1968) is an American author and journalist. The author of two books, including Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married, she writes regularly for The New York Times, and has contributed to Time, Newsweek, and The Daily Beast, among other publications.[1][2][3]
Abby Ellin | |
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| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College Emerson College Johns Hopkins University |
| Notable works | Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married |
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Ellin grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, and attended Brookline High School. She holds a BS in communications from Ithaca College, an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College, and a master's degree in international public policy from Johns Hopkins University.[4]
Ellin's first book, Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help, published in 2007, documents her own experience as an overweight teenager, and examines the psychological, medical, and cultural impact of obesity on adolescents.[5][6] Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married was published in January 2019. Based on her relationship with a man she identifies as The Commander, an ex–Navy Seal who falsely claimed to be the high-level CIA operative mastermind, the book "turns her heartache into a riveting memoir that's also an insightful investigation into the nature of emotional con artists."[7] The book expanded on "The Drama of Deception," a cover story Ellin wrote for Psychology Today in 2015.[8]
Bibliography
edit- TEENAGE WAISTLAND: A Former Fat Kid Weighs In on Living Large, Losing Weight, and How Parents Can (and Can't) Help, PublicAffairs, 2007, ISBN 1586482289
- DUPED: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married, PublicAffairs/Hachette, 2019, ISBN 9781610398015
References
edit- ^ Reid, Melanie (2019-01-11). "Review: Duped: Compulsive Liars and How They Can Deceive You by Abby Ellin — my lover, the conman". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ Kreider, Tim (2019-01-11). "A Habitual Liar Almost Conned Abby Ellin Into Marrying Him. Instead, He Gave Her the Idea for a Book". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ Vinceguerra, Thomas (January 17, 2019). "A journalist almost married a con man. It turns out, she wasn't the only one". Washington Post. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "Abby Ellin, author Teenage Waistland". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ Gordon, Bryony (2005-07-24). "Junk the bad habits and glow with teen spirit". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ Levy, Brett (2005-06-14). "The case for family effort to help a child lose weight". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Swept off her feet by a con artist: What Abby Ellin knows now about being "Duped"". Salon. 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ "The Drama of Deception". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2019-01-23.