KJ Dell'Antonia
P'24, P'26, Author
KJ Dell'Antonia is the New York Times best-selling author of the novels The Chicken Sisters (a Reese's book club pick now available for streaming on Hallmark Plus), Playing the Witch Card and In Her Boots, as well as the non-fiction book How to Be a Happier Parent, all of which center around the same themes: the challenge of figuring out what makes us happy, the need to value the life we're living more than the one in our phones and laptops, and the irritating fact that nothing, not reality TV, not literary fraud, not even witchcraft, will solve our problems for us. She is also the former editor of the New York Times' parenting section, then called Motherlode, the co-host of the #AmWriting podcast, the creator of #AmReading on Substack and a passionate bookstagrammer (@kjda). She lives in Lyme, New Hampshire with her husband and an ever-evolving cast of children, dogs, cats, chickens, horses and houseguests.
KJ Dell'Antonia is the New York Times best-selling author of the novels The Chicken Sisters (a Reese's book club pick now available for streaming on Hallmark Plus), Playing the Witch Card and In Her Boots, as well as the non-fiction book How to Be a Happier Parent, all of which center around the same themes: the challenge of figuring out what makes us happy, the need to value the life we're living more than the one in our phones and laptops, and the irritating fact that nothing, not reality TV, not literary fraud, not even witchcraft, will solve our problems for us. She is also the former editor of the New York Times' parenting section, then called Motherlode, the co-host of the #AmWriting podcast, the creator of #AmReading on Substack and a passionate bookstagrammer (@kjda). She lives in Lyme, New Hampshire with her husband and an ever-evolving cast of children, dogs, cats, chickens, horses and houseguests.
Courses for this Presenter
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Plenary III: Living Aligned: A Conversation About Ambition, Awareness, and Authenticity
- Presenter(s): KJ Dell'Antonia; Susan Gurnik; Amanda Persaud; Shannon Rowbury; Alexandra Zabgayou;
- Session#: DUKE2601-P3
- Session Length: 60 minutes
- Program: 2026 Duke Women's Weekend
- Date: Feb 21, 2026