Jo Livingstone

Jo Livingstone is a British literary critic who publishes primarily in American venues.^[1] They are the former staff writer for culture at The New Republic and one of the eight writers of a letter to the New York Times complaining of anti-trans bias. As of 2023, they publish the blog The Stopgap with Daniel M. Lavery.

Early life and education

Livingstone received a B.A. in English language and literature from the University of Oxford in 2010 and a PhD from New York University in medieval literature in 2015.^[1]

Career

Livingstone wrote cultural criticism for The New Republic between 2017 and 2022.^[2][3] They have also written for Bookforum.^[4] They are one of the eight writers of a 2023 letter to the New York Times complaining of anti-trans bias that was signed by over 1000 contributors to the Times.^[5][6][7][8] As of 2023, they publish the blog The Stopgap with Daniel M. Lavery.^[4][9]

Awards and recognition

Livingstone received the 2017 Newswomen's Club of New York's Front Page Award for opinion writing^[10] and the 2020 National Book Critics' Circle's Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing.^[11][12]