Nicolaia Rips
American author (born 1998)
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Nicolaia Anna Rips (born August 19, 1998) is an American journalist and memoirist.
August 19, 1998
Nicolaia Rips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicolaia Anna Rips August 19, 1998 New York City, United States |
| Education | Brown University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Early life and education
Rips was born in New York City, the daughter of Michael Rips (a writer and lawyer) and Sheila Berger (an artist and former model).[1][2][3] Her parents raised her in the Chelsea Hotel, which she described as a "crumbling outpost of outcasts".[4] She cites Stormé DeLarverie as someone who counseled her when she felt bullied during elementary school.[5]
Rips attended LaGuardia High School for music and Brown University for literature.[4]
Career
Her articles and essays[6] have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Interview Magazine and The Paris Review.[7] In 2016, at age 17, she published Trying to Float: Coming Of Age In The Chelsea Hotel, a memoir about her childhood.[1][7] Model Paulina Porizkova and author Kurt Andersen were both early readers who encouraged her to publish.[2] The A.V. Club praised her "dry wit" and straightforward writing style[5] and The New York Times appreciated her "keen sense of the absurd".[2]
