Margaret Wappler

I’m a writer based in Los Angeles. I’ve written about the arts and pop culture for the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, New York Times, Elle, Cosmo, the Believer, Village Voice and several other publications. My debut novel, Neon Green, will be out July 2016 from Unnamed Press. I’m also a regular panelist on Pop Rocket, a weekly pop culture podcast from Maximum Fun.

I was on staff at the Los Angeles Times for seven years, covering music, books, film and TV. Before that I worked as the books and food editor at Newcity, a Chicago alt weekly. I also ran the books and fiction section of Venus, a magazine dedicated to covering women in music. My fiction and essays have appeared in Black Clock, Public Fiction, Joyland Retro, Yes Is the Answer: And Other Prog Rock Tales, and Here She Comes Now.

Goodreads folks might recognize me from several interviews I've conducted for Goodreads' newsletters with authors I admire, including Zadie Smith, Tom Wolfe, Mark Haddon, and Barbara Ehrenreich.

In addition to writing, I teach fiction and nonfiction at Writing Workshops Los Angeles. I also critique and edit manuscripts, and lead private writing workshops.