From lavish dinners at Le Coucou, infrared sauna sessions at HigherDOSE, drinks at the 11 Howard Library bar, Rachel’s friend Anna lived the life of luxury. That was of course until Anna asked Rachel to begin fronting costs—first for flights, then meals and shopping, and, finally, for their $7,500-per-night private villa. Before Rachel knew it, more than $62,000 had been charged to her credit cards. Rachel learned that Anna had left a trail of deceit—and unpaid bills—wherever she’d been. Anna’s arrest in 2017 garnered widespread interest, which continued through her trial and then conviction in late April 2019. With upcoming HBO and Netflix adaptations on the story, Daryn will ask Rachel every juicy question and they’ll be ample time for audience members to ask questions too.
Rachel's book can be purchased through the WeWork Now ticket page or at the event.
was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is a graduate of Kenyon
College. In 2010, she moved to New York City and landed her dream job in the photo department
of Vanity Fair, where she helped produce photo shoots, including those for the annual Hollywood and
New Establishment issues, and worked with the magazine’s leading photographers and iconic
subjects. MY FRIEND ANNA is her first book.
As a former NBC Page rocking the grey suit that Kenneth made famous on 30 Rock, Daryn came right out of the Page Program to assist one of the most influential pop culture icons currently on television, Andy Cohen. While at Bravo, Daryn has created multiple web series for bravotv.com including “@sk Andy,” "Cease and Assist" and "Bravo's Pregame."
Daryn also co-hosts a weekly Oxygen podcast, “Martinis and Murder,” which dives deep into the actual crime and the theories surrounding each murder, while drinking an appropriately themed cocktail. The podcast has millions of downloads and was featured in the New York Times, as well as Cosmopolitan. It was also part of CrimeCon in Nashville in the Spring of 2018, and in New Orleans in Spring of 2019, as well as the Death Becomes Us Festival in NYC. “Martinis and Murder” was nominated for the 2018 Shorty Awards for Best Branded Podcast.
As of early 2019, Daryn cohosts “Unplugged with Eraldo and Daryn,” a fun, fast-paced half hour lifestyle TV show that airs on Saturdays on WLNY. Since 2017, Daryn has been in three national commercials for AUTOTRADER with Andy Cohen.
