Alex began her career at The Times in 1997 as a reporter. Before that she worked as a writer and columnist at The New York Observer. She also writes for Vanity Fair, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine and a number of other publications. She has also contributed essays to National Public Radio. She is at work on her next book.

Read Alex's recent Obsessions columns at The Times T Magazine web site. And read her blog for The New York Times T Magazine beginning in December 2009.