You Didn’t Hear This From Me” is an inquiry into one of society’s oldest practices. McKinney writes about gossip with an ...

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As Kelsey McKinney tells it, the first draft of her new book was not very good, but the former host of the podcast "Normal ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Kelsey McKinney about her new book, You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.

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Why is gossip a dirty word, even though we all do it? Kelsey McKinney hosted the podcast “Normal Gossip” for two years, spilling the tea with guests and dramatizing certain details. Gen X rockers L7 ...

On her podcast, “Normal Gossip,” the writer Kelsey McKinney relishes everyday drama. In a new book, she explores our cultural fascination with other people’s lives. By Adrienne Raphel The ...

When our brilliant, inquisitive colleague Kelsey McKinney last participated in the Defector staff author interview series, ...

In an excerpt from her new book You Didn’t Hear This From Me, author Kelsey McKinney unpacks some of the biggest internet main characters — and what their stories can teach us about gossip ...

VANDERPUMP: I know. MICHELLE YEOH: (As Eleanor Young) Everybody knows. SUMMERS: And if you ask Kelsey McKinney, we might just be born with the desire to gossip for good reason. She offers this ...

Ashley Gellman If you're reading this, chances are close to 100 percent that you love to gossip — about celebrities, and ...