Doree Lewak
Doree Lewak is an American writer and humorist. Lewak lives in New York City and has written for The New York Post, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, The Jerusalem Post, The Huffington Post, Time Out New York, Newsday, and New York Daily News.[1][2]
Lewak is best known as the author of the 2008 book The Panic Years: A Guide to Surviving Smug Married Friends, Bad Taffeta, and Life on the Wrong Side of 25 without a Ring. The Panic Years offers advice on how to change one's relationship strategy to find a marriage partner.[3] Library Journal said the book was "sassy and humorous, and the quizzes and sidebars are fun. Still, while the book may be helpful to some single women, it reinforces negative stereotypes many are trying to outrun. Approach with caution."[4]
Critics found Lewak’s insistence that women should make matrimony a goal, "repulsive".[5] and criticized Lewak for “reinforc(ing) negative stereotypes.” [4]
In May 2026, Lewak wrote a New York Post article concerning the Islamic Center of San Diego following a deadly anti-Muslim mass shooting at the mosque. The article focused on historical associations between individuals connected to the mosque community and two of the September 11 hijackers, as well as former imam Anwar al-Awlaki. The piece drew controversy for emphasizing terrorism-related associations immediately after the attack, with critics arguing that the framing shifted attention away from the victims and reinforced anti-Muslim stereotypes.[6]
References
- ↑ "Doree Lewak". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ↑ ‘The Panic Years’ And The Singles Crisis, by Esther D. Kustanowitz, The JewishWeek, July 28, 2008 "'The Panic Years' and the Singles Crisis". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-07-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ The Panic Years: A Guide to Surviving Smug Married Friends, Bad Taffeta, and Life on the Wrong Side of 25 without a Ring, Maureen Salsmon, CNN Living, July 16, 2008 [1]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bigelow, Deborah (15 February 2008). "Self-Help". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Beyond the B.A.: a grad student perspective, By Elizabeth Brady
May 13, 2008, Washington University Daily "Beyond the B.A.: A grad student perspective - the Daily of the University of Washington". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2008-07-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "San Diego mosque where mass shooting left 3 dead has controversial history including ties to 9/11 hijackers". New York Post. May 18, 2026.
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