Anneli Rufus
Encyclopedia
Anneli Rufus is an award-winning American
journalist
and author.
Born in Los Angeles
, California
, she first went to college in Santa Barbara
, then to the University of California, Berkeley
. Rufus earned an English degree and became a journalist. She's written for many publications, including Salon.com
, the San Francisco Chronicle
and the Boston Globe. Currently she is the literary editor for the East Bay Express, an alternative weekly newspaper. She is now married and resides in Berkeley
, California.
Rufus is the author of many books, including The Scavengers' Manifesto (2009), The Farewell Chronicles: How We Really Respond to Death (2005) and Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto (2002), as well as off-beat travel books co-authored with her husband, Kristan Lawson.
United States
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journalist
Journalist
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and author.
Born in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
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, she first went to college in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
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, then to the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Rufus earned an English degree and became a journalist. She's written for many publications, including Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
, the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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and the Boston Globe. Currently she is the literary editor for the East Bay Express, an alternative weekly newspaper. She is now married and resides in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California.
Rufus is the author of many books, including The Scavengers' Manifesto (2009), The Farewell Chronicles: How We Really Respond to Death (2005) and Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto (2002), as well as off-beat travel books co-authored with her husband, Kristan Lawson.