Samantha Leach
Samantha Leach is the Associate Director, Special Projects for Bustle and NYLON. She writes cover stories, celebrity profiles, and cultural criticism. In her tenure at BDG, she’s interviewed everyone from Charlie Puth to Tina Brown.
Previously, the Pitzer College graduate spent three years on the features team at Glamour and severed as a production assistant on the Netflix documentary, Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold. Her work has also appeared in New York magazine, Harper’s BAZAAR, ELLE, as well as many other publications.
Her debut book, The Elissas, was published in June 2023 and was heralded by the New York Times as a, “Smart and gripping debut [in which] Leach refreshes a familiar heartbreak by weaving the stories of these three lost young women into a larger, more complicated and ultimately tragic narrative of a nation not so much losing the war on drugs as on a death march every bit as doomed as the last battles in Sparta.”
Books
5 Books & Plays That Take You Deep Inside The Ivory Tower
Screenwriter Nora Garrett turned to these literary works to help shape her Yale-set psychological thriller, After the Hunt.
Daddy Gang
What Happens At Unwell Vegas Stays There — Unless You’re A Bustle Reader
Inside my 36 hours at Alex Cooper’s Las Vegas extravaganza.
Beyond The Marquee
How 'Girls' Helped Dylan Mulvaney Unlock Her Raunchier Side
The social media influencer says her new one-woman show aims to “take the piss out of the trauma in my life.”
Books
‘One Nightstand’ With Lukas Gage
The actor, memoirist, and self-proclaimed liar prefers books with characters as chaotic as he is.
Books
'One Nightstand' With Jesse Williams
The Hotel Costiera actor on the lessons he’s learned from two very different literary giants: Toni Morrison and Ayn Rand.
Style
Oh, This? I Got It From My WhatsApp Girl.
Inside the whisper networks making online shopping fun again.
Up Close
Eva Victor’s Secret Is Out
The Sorry, Baby sensation on what it’s like to be the year’s biggest breakout.
The Scene Stealer
Janelle James Doesn’t Search For the Spotlight. It Finds Her.
The comedian keeps us laughing in Abbott Elementary and One of Them Days. There’s plenty more where that came from.
Entertainment
Bustle’s Toast To Quinta Brunson Drew So Many 'Abbott Elementary' Faves
Not to mention Ali Wong, Maria Bakalova, and Bob the Drag Queen.
TV & Movies
I Love You Forever Cuts Through The TikTok Noise
The new Cazzie David anti-romcom is reminding viewers what words like "gaslighting" and "love bombing" really mean — and making many on TikTok feel seen in the process.
Books
One Nightstand With Zosia Mamet
The Girls star and Does This Make Me Funny? author shares her all-time favorite reads.
Life
Could My Friend Trio Actually Survive A Girl’s Trip?
At the Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands it might just be possible.
Bustle Book Club
Rob Franklin Says Goodbye To All That
The debut author — and avowed Joan Didion fan — opens up about his writing process.
Back To Reality
Growing Up Bravo
Four children of Housewives reflect on coming of age onscreen — and taking center stage in Next Gen NYC.
Entertainment
Logan Lerman Can't Play It Cool
He plays a jerk in both the indie dramedy Oh, Hi! and a new Haim music video. But when it comes to his own love life, “I’m ‘constantly available.’ I never played games.”
Books
'One Nightstand' With Japanese Breakfast
Musician and author Michelle Zauner loves books that might elicit an eye roll.
Bustle Book Club
Molly Jong-Fast Wrote Her Memoir For You
The author hopes the public will find relief in reading How to Lose Your Mother.
HI-YA!
To Dylan Mulvaney, Miss Piggy Is “The Realest Bitch”
The Muppet taught the Paper Doll author that there’s no shame in living an over-the-top life.
Go To Sleep!
Who’s Afraid Of Scary Island?
Fifteen years after the fan-favorite Real Housewives of New York episode aired, cast members and commentators opine on what made it so iconic.
Books
‘One Nightstand’ With Tommy Dorfman
The actor, writer, and director’s favorite books balance heartbreak and humor.
