Andrea Bartz
Writer
A thriller novelist who was a lead plaintiff in the authors' suit over pirated books that Anthropic agreed to settle for $1.5 billion.
- Born
- Brookfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
- Now
- Writer
- Studied
- Northwestern University
Interesting facts
- First
Lead plaintiff in Bartz v. Anthropic, which ended in a $1.5 billion settlement with authors over pirated books used to train AI.
en.wikipedia.org - In their words
Says being alphabetically first of three plaintiffs is why her name became shorthand for the case: 'the privilege and the tax.'
time.com - Side project
Co-created the Tumblr and book Stuff Hipsters Hate in 2009, while an editorial assistant at SELF.
linkedin.com - Before AI
Spent a decade as a magazine editor at places like Glamour, Psychology Today and SELF before her first thriller came out in 2019.
andreabartz.com - Numbers
Her thrillers have sold more than half a million copies, and We Were Never Here was a Reese's Book Club pick now headed to Netflix.
andreabartz.com - Turning point
Her next novel, an AI tech thriller called Delete Your Account, is due in May 2027.
andreabartz.com
Career
- mindbodygreenFreelance features editor2016
- HearstFreelance senior editor2015
- American MediaDeputy editor, Fit Pregnancy & Natural Health2013–2015
- Condé NastSenior editor, Glamour2008–2013
- Martha Stewart Living OmnimediaSenior health editor, Whole Living2012
- CNNContributing Netiquette columnist2010–2012
- Psychology TodaySenior news editor2010–2011
- Stuff Hipsters HateCofounder and coauthor2009–2010
- Shepherd ExpressContributing writer2005–2006
Education
- BSJ, Journalism, Northwestern University, 2008
- MSJ, Magazine journalism, Northwestern University, 2008