Kelsey McKinney

Kelsey McKinney is an American journalist, podcaster, and author known for her debut novel God Spare the Girls (2021) and essay collection You Didn’t Hear This From Me (2025). She is a co-owner and staff writer at Defector Media, where she co-created and hosted the award-winning podcast Normal Gossip, and previously worked at Vox, Fusion, and Deadspin[1][3][6].