Kristen Van Nest

Press & Media

Selected press, features, and interviews. Kristen Van Nest is a thriller author and comedian based in Los Angeles whose books and commentary have been covered by the outlets below.

As featured in

The New York Times  •  ABC  •  Deadline  •  HuffPost  •  The Daily Beast  •  Paste Magazine  •  Mashable  •  CrimeReads  •  Arab News  •  Cleaver Magazine  •  Mic  •  The Sun  •  Narcity  •  VoyageLA

Praise

Travels, trysts, and tribulations: comedian Kristen Van Nest’s debut memoir has it all.

— Paste Magazine

Fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love will find an updated and funnier, more relatable millennial version in Kristen Van Nest’s debut memoir, Where to Nest.

— Arab News

A compulsively readable author in the thriller space … a talented comedian who… can write a compelling thriller.

— Laura Donovan, Business Insider writer and author

Where to Nest is a frank and refreshing look at what happens after one achieves success and is left with that empty feeling of ‘okay… what now?’

— Alan Linic, Emmy-nominated SNL writer

Selected press & features

  • The New York Times — “Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons Dinner for A.I. C.E.O. Is Postponed” — quoted on AI and the entertainment industry
  • ABC — Good Morning Texas — “The Great Resignation” — live television segment
  • Deadline — “Strike In The Era Of Twitter” — featured
  • HuffPost — “Women Are Sharing How They Realised They Were Pregnant” — thread started by Kristen
  • The Daily Beast — “Gwyneth Paltrow Hamptons Dinner Axed After Furious Backlash to Guest” — quoted
  • Paste Magazine — “Travels, Trysts, and Tribulations: Comedian Kristen Van Nest’s Debut Memoir Has It All” — feature interview
  • Mashable — “These Friends Parodied That Celebrity ‘Imagine’ Video With the Speech From ‘Hereditary’” — featured
  • CrimeReads — “Crime and the City: Fire Island” — The Storm Reaper featured
  • Arab News — “What We Are Reading Today: Where to Nest by Kristen Van Nest”
  • Cleaver Magazine — “Kristen Van Nest, Author of Where to Nest” — interview
  • Mic — “This E-Book Will Help Break Glass Ceilings” — interview
  • The Sun — “Fury as Louis C.K. Wins Grammy Despite Joking About Harassing Women” — quoted
  • Narcity — “A Solo Traveler Shared Hacks To Ward Off Guys At The Airport” — viral feature
  • VoyageLA — “Rising Stars: Meet Kristen Van Nest” — interview

Podcasts & interviews

Kristen has been a guest on more than twenty podcasts, on subjects ranging from thriller writing and comedy to travel, women in business, and internet culture.

Additional features, high-resolution photos, and interview availability on request.