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The Last Straight Woman

Senior Writer and Podcast Producer Iona Italia talks to writer Phoebe Maltz Bovy about her latest book: 'The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men.'

Iona Italia, Quillette

8 May 2026 · 1 min read

Phoebe Maltz Bovy, author of The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men.

In this week’s edition of the Quillette podcast, I talk to writer, journalist and cultural commentator Phoebe Maltz Bovy. Phoebe is the co-host of two podcasts: the Canadian Jewish News podcast formerly called Bonjour Chai, with Rabbi Avi Finegold, and Feminine Chaos, with Kat Rosenfield. She is the author of The Perils of “Privilege”: Why Injustice Can’t Be Solved by Accusing Others of Advantage (2017). Today, we’ll be discussing her new book, The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men, forthcoming on 19 May.

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