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Rachel Lithgow

Rachel J. Lithgow is a historian and museum professional with thirty years of experience running large cultural institutions, whose work has appeared in publications including The New York Times. After losing her father and divorcing her long-term husband, she left her career to write full time. She is the author of the memoir My Year of Really Bad Dates (2025), exploring midlife dating after divorce.
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My Year of Really Bad Dates: A Memoir by Rachel Lithgow
My Year of Really Bad Dates: A Memoir by Rachel Lithgow

4.1/5

Rachel Lithgow's debut memoir, published by She Writes Press on November 11, 2025, chronicles her year of spectacularly ill-fated online dates in the aftermath of a gutting breakup—while simultaneously navigating a 22-year divorce, single motherhood, career reinvention, and a PTSD diagnosis. Kirkus Reviews awarded it their "Get It" verdict, calling it "funny, honest, and heart-wrenching," and the book delivers exactly what its title promises: the dates are, indeed, really bad.

Reviewed Jun 12, 2026

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