Anna Akbari

2 months ago | audible.com | Haley Hill |Holly Gramazio |Anna Akbari |Oyinkan Braithwaite

While being single has taught me many things, so far my main takeaway has honestly been that dating is actually just that absurd. From spending a first date at a grandfather’s funeral to being strung along by someone who left to pursue a passion for puppeteering, I’ve had my fair share of strange encounters with potential soulmates.

Nov 13, 2024 | audible.com | Salman Rushdie |David Henry Hwang |Anna Akbari |Alexandra Fuller

Many genres explore the beauty and misery of being human, but few get to the heart of it quite like bios and memoirs. This year offered a bounty of personal stories and intimate reflections, zeroing in on everything from community to coming of age. Yet these 10 listens stood out above the rest for their depth of storytelling, emotional resonance, unbridled vulnerability, and shimmers of humor and hope.

Nov 13, 2024 | time.com | Kelly Conniff |Anna Akbari

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. By Kelly ConniffNovember 13, 2024 8:15 AM ESTNo one likes to think of themself as someone who can be easily fooled. And that’s especially true of Anna Akbari, a sociologist and former New York University professor who met a man who called himself Ethan on the dating site OKCupid in 2010.

Sep 22, 2024 | wpst.com | Anna Akbari

A New Jersey doctor has been “outed” by the New York Post as the real-life antagonist of a best-selling memoir, in which women said they were catfished online by a sneaky love interest. “There is No Ethan” debuted in June to acclaim from the New York Times, People Magazine and Spotify, among others. The author and sociologist chronicles her own experience and that of two other women who developed separate digital relationships in 2011 with “Ethan Schuman” - who turned out to be Dr. Emily Slutsky.

Sep 9, 2024 | nj1015.com | Anna Akbari

A New Jersey doctor has been “outed” by the New York Post as the real-life antagonist of a best-selling memoir, in which women said they were catfished online by a sneaky love interest. “There is No Ethan” debuted in June to acclaim from the New York Times, People Magazine and Spotify, among others. The author and sociologist chronicles her own experience and that of two other women who developed separate digital relationships in 2011 with “Ethan Schuman” - who turned out to be Dr. Emily Slutsky.