Courtney E. Martin is the award-winning author of “Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body,” called "a hardcover punch in the gut" by Arianna Huffington and "a smart and spirited rant that makes for thought-provoking reading" by the New York Times. She is also a widely-read freelance journalist and blogger. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Christian Science Monitor, metro—the largest circulation paper in the world, Alternet, The Huffington Post, The Village Voice, BUST and Bitch Magazine, among others. Courtney is currently an adjunct professor of gender studies at Hunter College.