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Rachel Sonis

(She/Her)
  • Book Editor, Journalist, Ghostwriter, and Editorial Consultant, Freelance
  • Founder, Sonis Editorial
United States
As seen in: Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, TIME, Yahoo News Malaysia, Rolling Stone, Miami Herald, Yahoo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Tacoma News Tribune, San Luis Obispo Tribune and
Covers:  Music, movies, TV, pop culture, food, travel, society and the ways we live now. Email: Racheljenson@gmail.com

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Rachel Sonis is a New York-based editor and journalist who covers music, books, movies, TV, pop culture, society, and the ways we live now. Most recently, she was the editor of TIME's op-ed section, and before that, was a book editor at Penguin Random House. Her own writing spans essays, criticism, and reported features, and has been published in outlets like TIME, Rolling Stone, Time Out New York, and CULTURED.

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Maya Moore and Carmelo Anthony: Sports Can Advance Racial Justice

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By Rachel Sonis
| TIME Verified
When news broke of George Floyd’s murder, athletes across the sports world stepped up. They participated in walkouts and protests, signaled their support for Black Lives Matter, and engaged in conversation about creating racial equity. WNBA star Maya Moore was working to free family friend Jonathan Irons, who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and used her platform to talk about the need for change.
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Tarana Burke: What Sustains Her Lifelong Fight for Racial Equity Original

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By Rachel Sonis
| TIME Verified
Though she is best known as the founder of the #MeToo movement, which got global attention over the past decade, Tarana Burke has spent her life fighting for justice. In addition to her work with sexual violence survivors, she protested police brutality in the ‘90s as a young college student. But the demonstrations that emerged in the summer of 2020 in response to Breonna Taylor and George Floyd’s murders felt different.
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Michelle Zauner Stares Down the Darkness

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By Rachel Sonis
| Yahoo Entertainment Verified
Michelle Zauner’s new album with Japanese Breakfast explores the many ways in which sadness pervades modern womanhood Credit - Pak Bae Michelle Zauner wants to set the record straight: She is not trying to reclaim the label “sad girl music.” Since announcing the title of her highly anticipated fourth studio album, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), the author, director, and front woman of indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast has been surprised to see how divisive the title has become, and...
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Interview

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Docs, AI Transcription Services like Otter and Sonix.Ai, Adobe Suite, Parse.ly, Google Analytics.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

A personal essay about the movie 'Anora' and what it means to grow up as a first-generation immigrant.

When's the best time to pitch you?

The best time to pitch me is midday: 11 am -2 pm
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