WENDY PARIS
is the author of the groundbreaking book Splitopia: Dispatches from Today’s Good Divorce and How to Part Well. She is also the co-author of several bestselling books, including Buy the Change You Want to See and Don’t Quit Your Day Job. She has written about relationships, psychology, philanthropy, aging, Judaism, culture and the arts for publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Inside Philanthropy, Jewish Journal and Los Angeles Review of Books. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing from Columbia University and spent the pandemic earning a Master of Social Work degree from The Ohio State University. She lives in Santa Monica, California.
Splitopia
This "wonderful blend of storytelling and social science," Splitopia combines personal memoir, family law history and the latest psychological research along with interviews of 200 formerly married people to offer inspiration and insight for ending a marriage while preserving a family and oneself.
“The essential resource for anyone who wants a ‘good’ divorce.” — Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Happiness Project and The Four Tendencies and host of the podcast Happier
Buy the Change You Want To See
This bestselling book shows how our purchases can make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable artisans, refugees and impoverished communities around the world and close to home. Our buying power, if harnessed correctly, can support education, water, roads—and economic independence for women and families.
“For anyone who wants to live their values, dollar by dollar.”
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of New America Foundation and author of Unfinished Business
“The time has come to put consumer power to good use. A powerful guide to shaping the world we want to see.”
—Gayle Smith, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign and former Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
STORIES ON STAGE
How I hosted dinner for thirteen the month after my husband moved out and why it mattered. Or, why “freedom” isn’t just another word for nothing left to lose.
Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica, CA
SELECTED ESSAYS
June 16, 2022
February 25, 2020
June 1, 2012