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Rachel Dodes

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Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire, The New York Times, among other publications. She was previously a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal covering the film industry.

The Memo—co-written with Lauren Mechling—is her first novel.

She lives in New York with her husband, son and dog.

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The Memo
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Rachel Dodes (Goodreads Author),

Lauren Mechling (Goodreads Author)

3.37 avg rating — 2,367 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions

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