Pamela Paul is an author and journalist who writes about social and cultural issues, demographic trends, consumer culture, psychology and health, and family. Her first book, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony, was named one of the best books of 2002 by The Washington Post ; her second book, Pornified, was named one of the best books of 2005 by The San Francisco Chronicle. Her latest book. Parenting, Inc., an investigation of the “parenting” business, was  published in April 2008 by Times Books, and released in paperback in March 2009.

Consistently ahead of its time in identifying cultural phenomena and social trends, Paul's work is often controversial, consistently thought-provoking, and always driven by in-depth reporting. Writing of Paul’s work in The Washington Post, Judith Warner noted, “She compellingly articulates the dreams and visions of a generation.”

She is currently a columnist for The New York Times Styles section, where her Studied column runs bimonthly. She also writes for The New York Times Book Review and The New York Times Magazine. She also writes a column for Worth magazine about financial issues and family.

In addition, her work has appeared in Time, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The National Post, Psychology Today, Self, Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook, More, The Brown Alumni Monthly, 02138, The New York Sun, and Marie Claire. Online, she has written for Slate, Salon, and Inside.com, and she blogs at The Huffington Post.

A graduate of Brown University, Paul began her writing career as a London- and New York-based correspondent for The Economist, where for four years she wrote a monthly column on world arts trends, and contributed film, theatre, and book reviews between 1997 and 2003. She was previously a senior editor for American Demographics magazine, where she wrote about political opinion, and social, media and demographic trends.

Paul has been a guest on Oprah, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Early Show, and Politically Incorrect, and has made regular appearances on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. She also speaks frequently on National Public Radio. She has testified about her work before Congress and is a frequent public speaker at universities, conferences and other venues. Paul has lived in London, Paris, and Chiang Mai, and currently lives with her family in New York City.