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Meredith Goldstein
Meredith Goldstein is an advice columnist and entertainment reporter for The Boston Globe. In 2009, she began writing Love Letters, which inspired her memoir/essay collection, Can't Help Myself: Lessons & Confessions from a Modern Advice Columnist. Meredith was raised in Maryland, and lives in Boston with a David Bowie doll and a full-size cotton candy machine.