▁is ▁an ▁American ▁writer , ▁editor ▁and ▁illustr ator . ▁Since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁she ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Paris ▁Review . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Nem ens ▁studied ▁art ▁history ▁and ▁studio ▁art ▁at ▁Brown ▁University . ▁At ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁cre ative ▁writing . ▁ ▁Career ▁Nem ens ▁is ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁Ker ou ac ▁Project ▁writing ▁res iden cy ▁in ▁Or lando , ▁Florida , ▁where ▁she ▁completed ▁a ▁short - story ▁collection ▁called ▁“ Sc r ub .” ▁Nem ens ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Architecture ▁and ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁Louisiana , ▁she ▁worked ▁at ▁The ▁Southern ▁Review ▁and ▁became ▁its ▁co - editor . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁then ▁still ▁widely ▁unknown ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁literary ▁scene , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Paris ▁Review ▁by ▁a ▁five - person ▁committee ▁composed ▁of ▁Sus ann ah ▁Hun new ell , ▁Ak ash ▁Shah , ▁Jean ne ▁McC ul lo ch , ▁Jeff rey ▁Eugen ides , ▁and ▁Mon a ▁Sim pson . ▁She ▁succeeded ▁Lor in ▁Stein , ▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁after ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Review ▁( after ▁Brig id ▁Hugh es , ▁who ▁es ch ew ed ▁the ▁official ▁" editor " ▁title ▁out ▁of ▁respect ▁for