I'm a London-based staff writer at The Atlantic where I cover TV, books, pop culture, and entertainment. In 2024 I won the National Magazine Award for Reviews and Criticism, and I was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism. I'm on Instagram, and you can follow my work at The Atlantic here.

My book, Girl on Girl, is being published by Penguin Press on April 29, and has been named an anticipated title for 2025 by LitHub, the Washington Post, the Toronto Star, Stylist, and the New Zealand Herald.
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It's available for preorder in the U.S. via Penguin Random House, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and Apple Books. It's on Goodreads.
It's also available in Canada via McLelland & Stewart, in the U.K./Australia/NZ via John Murray Press, and in Germany via Piper Verlag.

Things people have said about me:

"Finally! A woman." — George Hamilton.

"Listen, Sophie, You might be underpaid, untalented (clearly, reading this piece), overworked journalist living in an not-so-great neighborhood that reflects your position in life but don't try to drag Taylor Swift into your misery." — Million Dollar Listing New York's Ryan Serhant.

"An aesthetic critic with an eye for detail and telling anecdotes, Sophie Gilbert's voice is distinctive and powerful. From her choice of topic to her choice of perspective, she inspires thought and the reappraisal of artistic truisms." — City and Regional Magazine Award judges.

"Bring[s] clarity and insight to questions concerning gender norms, feminism, and popular culture." — Pulitzer Prize judges.