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词条 Kira Peikoff
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  1. Personal life

  2. Career

  3. Bibliography

  4. References

  5. External links

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| occupation = Novelist, journalist
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = New York University (BA)
Columbia University
| spouse = {{Marriage|Matthew Seth Beilis|2012}}
| period = Late 2000s–present
| genre = Thriller
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}}Kira Lily Peikoff ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|iː|k|ɑː|f}}; born May 21, 1985)[1][2] is a journalist and novelist, based in New York City.[2]

Personal life

Kira Peikoff was born to Objectivist scholar Leonard Peikoff and his then-wife Cynthia Pastor Peikoff, a psychotherapist in private practice.[3] Kira Peikoff is the ex-stepdaughter of her father's third ex-wife, Amy Peikoff.[5] Through her father she is also related to Barbara Branden, who was her first cousin once removed.

Kira Peikoff was named after the protagonist of Ayn Rand's We the Living.[4][5] She grew up in Irvine, California, being home-schooled[4] and then attending Woodbridge High School.[6] Peikoff was raised with Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, but after having read Rand's Atlas Shrugged in college, Peikoff decided to embrace Objectivism for herself.[7] In 2007, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in Journalism from New York University.[8]

At a ceremony in Laguna Beach, California, in June 2012, Peikoff married Matthew Seth Beilis, a musician, salesman, and graduate of Columbia University. She continues to use her maiden name professionally.[3] She lives in New York City with her husband and their dog.[2]

Peikoff is currently studying for a Master of Science degree in bioethics at Columbia University.[9]

Career

During her undergraduate internships, Peikoff wrote about Congressional politics for the Orange County Register[6][10] and about business and technology for Newsday.[11][12] She also researched feature stories for New York magazine[13] and wrote for the New York Daily News.[14]

After graduation, Peikoff worked as an editorial assistant for Henry Holt and Company and for Random House. Since 2013, she has worked as a freelance journalist on health and science, having written articles for The New York Times,[15][16] Slate,[17] Salon,[18] Cosmopolitan,[19] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[20] Psychology Today[21] and The Hastings Center Report.[22]

When Peikoff was 13 years old, Gone with the Wind inspired her to become a novelist.[23] In 2008, Peikoff finished writing her debut novel, Living Proof,[6] having taken a year off after university to write it,[24] and in February 2012, it was published.[32] The book, inspired by her disgust toward President George W. Bush's opposition to stem-cell research,[6] is a dystopian thriller set in a future time when embryo destruction is legally considered first-degree murder and fertility clinics are severely regulated by the government. The novel received largely positive reviews, among them a mildly positive review by Publishers Weekly,[25] a mildly negative review by Kirkus Reviews,[26] and positive reviews by Suspense Magazine[27] and Mystery Scene magazine.[28]

No Time to Die, a second biomedical thriller by Peikoff, was published in September 2014, receiving mildly positive reviews by the Romantic Times[29] and NJ.com.[30]

Peikoff is a member of the International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.[31]

Bibliography

  • Living Proof (2012)
  • No Time to Die (2014)
  • Die Again Tomorrow (2015)

References

1. ^[https://twitter.com/KiraPeikoff/status/469175669646438400 "Kira Peikoff"]. Twitter. May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
2. ^1 "About the Author". Kira Peikoff. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
3. ^1 2 [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/fashion/weddings/kira-peikoff-matthew-beilis-weddings.html "Kira Peikoff, Matthew Beilis"]. The New York Times. June 17, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
4. ^1 {{cite web|url = http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/16/magazine/tm-13537/2|title = Preserving the Fountainhead|date = August 16, 1998|accessdate = November 17, 2014|website = Los Angeles Times|publisher = Tribune Publishing|last = Ybarra|first = Michael J.}}
5. ^"Could you define your reasons for choosing Kira as your daughter's name?". Leonard Peikoff. April 2, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
6. ^1 2 3 Lopez, Alicia. "Former Woodbridge student pens suspense novel". Orange County Register. August 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
7. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1704#m15556|title = Book Brahmin: Kira Peikoff|date = March 30, 2012|accessdate = November 17, 2014|website = Shelf Awareness|publisher = Shelf Awareness|last = |first = }}
8. ^1 Heller, Anne C. (2009), Ayn Rand and the World She Made, New York: Doubleday, p. 413, {{ISBN|978-0-385-51399-9}}, OCLC [https://www.worldcat.org/title/ayn-rand-and-the-world-she-made/oclc/229027437 229027437].
9. ^"What Inspires Journalist and Thriller Author Kira Peikoff? Bioethics.". Columbia University. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
10. ^Peikoff, Kira. "Law keeps eyes on sex criminals". Orange County Register. August 21, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
11. ^Peikoff, Kira. "Big savings for the nest". Newsday. February 23, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
12. ^Peikoff, Kira. "Gas retailers deny big profit". Newsday. May 1, 2006. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
13. ^Peikoff, Kira. "Israeli Egg Farming". New York. October 24, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
14. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.nydailynews.com/authors?author=Kira%20Peikoff|title = Articles by Kira Peikoff|date = |accessdate = November 30, 2014|website = Daily News|publisher = Daily News|last = |first = }}
15. ^{{cite web|url = https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/30/5258120/a-times-reporter-took-three-genetic-tests-and-got-three-wildly|title = A Times reporter took three genetic tests and got three wildly different answers|date = December 30, 2013|accessdate = November 17, 2014|website = The Verge|publisher = Vox Media|last = Brandom|first = Russell}}
16. ^Peikoff, Kira. [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/science/fearing-punishment-for-bad-genes.html?ref=science&assetType=nyt_now "Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes"]. The New York Times. April 7, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
17. ^"Kira Peikoff". Slate. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
18. ^"Kira Peikoff". Salon. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
19. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.cosmopolitan.com/author/1364/kira-peikoff/|title = Kira Peikoff|date = |accessdate = November 30, 2014|website = Cosmopolitan|publisher = Hearst Corporation|last = |first = }}
20. ^Peikoff, Kira. "Personhood vs. stem cell research". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
21. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/kira-peikoff|title = Experts: Kira Peikoff|date = |accessdate = November 17, 2014|website = Psychology Today|publisher = |last = |first = }}
22. ^Peikoff, Kira. "Beware the Biomarkers for Criminal Behavior" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225832/http://www.thehastingscenter.org/Publications/HCR/Detail.aspx?id=6443 |date=May 12, 2014 }}. The Hastings Center Report. July/August 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
23. ^{{Cite journal|url = http://www.suspensemagazine.com/files/SM_February_2012.pdf|title = Gives Voice to Those Who Have None: An Interview with Kira Peikoff|last = |first = |date = February 2012|journal = Suspense|accessdate = November 24, 2014|doi = |pmid = }}
24. ^Petit, Zachary. "Important Writing Lessons From First-Time Novelists". Writer's Digest. January 7, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
25. ^"Living Proof". Publishers Weekly. December 12, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
26. ^1 [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kira-peikoff/living-proof2/ "Living Proof"]. Kirkus Reviews. December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
27. ^{{Cite journal|url = http://www.suspensemagazine.com/files/SM_February_2012.pdf|title = Suspense Magazine Review of "Living Proof" by Kira Peikoff|last = Lignor|first = Amy|date = February 2012|journal = Suspense|accessdate = November 24, 2014|doi = |pmid = }}
28. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2395-living-proof|title = Books: Living Proof by Kira Peikoff|date = |accessdate = November 24, 2014|website = Mystery Scene|publisher = KBS Communications|last = Mack|first = Debbi}}
29. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/no-time-die-0|title = No time to die|date = |accessdate = September 21, 2014|website = RT Book Reviews|publisher = |last = Ayers|first = Jeff}}
30. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2014/11/montclair_writers_thriller_focuses_on_staying_forever_young.html|title = Montclair writer’s thriller focuses on staying forever young|date = November 23, 2014|accessdate = November 30, 2014|website = NJ.com|publisher = New Jersey On-Line|last = Cutler|first = Jacqueline}}
31. ^"Search Members Results". American Society of Journalists and Authors. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.kirapeikoff.com/ }}
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