The Toast

The Toast is an American anthology, humor and feminist writing website, founded in 2013 by editors Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg and publisher Nicholas Pavich. The website is known for its parodic reworkings of classic literature and art; Ortberg has described its target market as 'librarians'. The Toast has also published on feminism and ethnicity-related topics, including a lengthy series on adoption. Ortberg and Cliffe previously both wrote for The Hairpin, through which they met. Ortberg's book, Texts from Jane Eyre, was a development of her writing on The Toast.

The Toast

The Toast is an American anthology, humor and feminist writing website, founded in 2013 by editors Nicole Cliffe and Mallory Ortberg and publisher Nicholas Pavich. The website is known for its parodic reworkings of classic literature and art; Ortberg has described its target market as 'librarians'. The Toast has also published on feminism and ethnicity-related topics, including a lengthy series on adoption. Ortberg and Cliffe previously both wrote for The Hairpin, through which they met. Ortberg's book, Texts from Jane Eyre, was a development of her writing on The Toast.