Adena Halpern (born December 8, 1968) is an American author best known for her "chick lit" novels, "The Ten Best Days of My Life," "29" and "Pinch Me."
Career
After graduating from
Harriton High School
Harriton High School is a public secondary school serving portions of Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The school is located on the Philadelphia Main Line.
Harriton is one of two high schools in the Lower Merion School District; the other is ...
outside Philadelphia, she attended
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
, graduating with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing. She then received her
Master of Fine Arts degree from the
American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In 2004, Halpern began writing a monthly column for Marie Claire Magazine titled "Haute Life." In 2007, she adapted her column into her first published book, ''Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl's Closet.'' ''Target Underwear'' was a memoir. Halpern followed this with three novels, ''The Ten Best Days of My Life,'' ''29'' and ''Pinch Me,'' each of which followed a female protagonist coping with fantastical events.
Both ''The Ten Best Days of My Life'' and ''29'' have been optioned by
20th Century Fox
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for film adaptations.
Amy Adams
Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...
is attached to star in ''The Ten Best Days of My Life.''
Personal life
Halpern lives in
Los Angeles
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with her husband, director and screenwriter
Jonathan Goldstein whom she married in 2007.
Adena Halpern, Jonathan Goldstein - New York Times
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Bibliography
References
External links
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Living people
1968 births
21st-century American novelists
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
Place of birth missing (living people)
Tisch School of the Arts alumni
AFI Conservatory alumni
21st-century American women writers
Women romantic fiction writers
Harriton High School alumni