Ariel Gore

About

Ariel Gore is an award-winning journalist and editor and the author nine books of fiction and nonfiction. The topics of her work include women and happiness, creativity, the politics of parenting, caregiving, feminism and queer culture, and narcissistic mothers. She publishes the American Alternative Press Award-winning magazine Hip Mama and edited Portland Queer, which won a 2011 LAMBDA Literary Award. Her memoir, The End of Eve (Hawthorne Books), has been described as "Terms of Endearment meets Whatever Happened to Baby Jane." Tom Spanbauer calls it "an act of poetry damn close to sublime." Her most recent books are We Were Witches, a surrealist memoir published by The Feminist Press, and Hexing the Patriarchy, a book of spells for the magical resistance published by Seal Press.

Books by Ariel Gore

Recent Posts

We Heal From Grief in Relationship

We don't "move on" from grief but rather learn to make room for it. A new novel explores the necessity of friendships and connections in that process.

Toward a Psychology of Wonder

When study participants could keep their level of curiosity pretty consistent throughout the day, their entire sense of well-being bloomed.

Even Bestselling Authors Can Suffer Imposter Syndrome

"I realized that as a Mexican living in California, a state which was once a part of Mexico, I am not the foreigner or the outsider."

Joy in the Time of COVID

Is the pandemic getting you down? Here's how women are tapping into joy and resilience.

Does Witchcraft Hold the Secret to Happiness?

Claiming the witch archetype is a means of self-empowerment.

Drawing Out Grief

A new memoir explores girlhood friendship, hippie parenting, and buried grief.

Young, Queer, and Pregnant

Teenage pregnancy gets a new narrative.

What Does It Take to Transform Trauma Into Art?

Want to write through trauma and mental illness? Chelsey Clammer illuminates the art and craft making excellent essays out of tough experiences.

Is it Time to Bring Back Mysticism?

"I wouldn't draw any direct or concrete connection between mental illness and mystical experience, but I did see lots of patterns in the lives of the prophetesses I wrote about."

Born Both: Intersex and Happy

"I want parents to know that intersex kids can decide who they are for themselves and have that turn out beautifully."