Molly Ivins (1944–2007)
Author of Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America
About the Author
Molly Ivins is the former co-editor of The Texas Observer and the former Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The New York Times.
Image credit: Portrait by Robert Shetterly, AmericansWhoTellTheTruth.org
Works by Molly Ivins
Associated Works
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contributor — 238 copies
These United States: Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State within the Union by John Leonard (1995) — Contributor — 88 copies
Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Contributor — 13 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Ivins, Molly
- Legal name
- Ivins, Mary Tyler
- Birthdate
- 1944-08-30
- Date of death
- 2007-01-31
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Monterey, California, USA
- Place of death
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Cause of death
- breast cancer
- Places of residence
- Houston, Texas, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA - Education
- Smith College (BA|1966)
Columbia University (MA|1967) - Occupations
- journalist
political commentator
humorist - Organizations
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2001)
Minneapolis Tribune
Texas Observer
The New York Times
Dallas Times Herald
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (show all 7)
Creators Syndicate - Awards and honors
- William Allen White Award for outstanding Journalistic merit, University of Kansas (2001)
Smith Medal, Smith College (2001)
Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Progress and Service (2003)
Pringle Prize for Washington Journalism from Columbia University (2003)
Eugene V. Debs Award in the field of journalism (2003)
David Brower Award for journalism from the Sierra Club (2004) (show all 8)
David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism from the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University (2006)
The Molly National Journalism Prize from the Texas Democracy Foundation (2006)
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Reviews
Molly Ivins: Letters to The Nation by Molly Ivins
The writing and prescience of Ivins are both superb. Her descriptions of alcoholism and mental illness were not politically correct, but she foresaw very well the state of the United States many years after many of these essays were written.
½This little book is letters and articles she wrote for the progressive magazine The Nation. Thought I had seen some of these before it was great to have them all in one place. Molly Ivins wrote about Texas politics with such humor but didn't hide how bad much of it really was. Did we ever wonder if some of those politicians from Texas were really as dumb as they seem. Molly could have told us, yes they are that dumb. Molly died in 2007 of breast cancer. Her too soon death was a loss to us all. Many still miss her funny accurate writing.… (more)
As always, Molly is a delight. From the perception of 2021, she is scary in her predictions and prognostications for the political future. So many things she makes note of appearing in her time have bloomed into full blown horror for the country.
Every bad thing has gotten worse, every warning went unheeded.
Every bad thing has gotten worse, every warning went unheeded.
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Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 3,843
- Popularity
- #6,593
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 49
- ISBNs
- 64
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
- 38
- Touchstones
- 83