Beth Raymer

Beth Anne Raymer[1] (born in 1976 in Steubenville, Ohio) is an American writer and journalist. Her work in both fiction and non-fiction explores subcultures and issues relevant to the lives of lower and middle-class families. Raymer received an MFA[2] from Columbia University.[3] As a Fulbright fellow, she studied offshore gambling operations in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.[3] Raymer is the author of several books including Lay the Favorite, a memoir of her experience in the sports-betting industry. The memoir was adapted into a film in 2012.[4] Her journalism has been published in The Atlantic,[5] Lapham’s Quarterly,[6] Sports Illustrated,[3] and The New York Times Magazine.[7]

American author Beth Raymer. Manhattan, 2023
  1. ^ "Beth Anne Raymer - Artist". MacDowell Colony. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Interview: Beth Raymer, author of Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling". SMITH Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Beth Raymer, author: spotlight". Random House. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Lay the Favorite (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-16
  5. ^ "All Stories by Beth Raymer". The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ Raymer, Beth. "The Best of It". Lapham’s Quarterly. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ^ Raymer, Beth (8 April 2011). "The Upside of Foreclosure". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2022.