Elizabeth Young is a

Chick lit Chick lit is a term used to describe a type of popular fiction targeted at younger women. Widely used in the 1990s and 2000s, the term has fallen out of fashion with publishers while writers and critics have rejected its inherent sexism. Novels id ...

and

contemporary romance Contemporary romance is a subgenre of romance novels, generally set contemporaneously with the time of its writing. The largest of the romance novel subgenres, contemporary romance novels usually reflect the mores of their time. Heroines in the ...

writer. Her novel ''Asking for Trouble'' was the basis for the 2005 film ''

The Wedding Date ''The Wedding Date'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, and Amy Adams. Based on the 2002 novel ''Asking for Trouble'' by Elizabeth Young, the film is about a single wo ...

''. It was directed by

Clare Kilner Clare Kilner is an English film director. She directed the films ''How to Deal'' (2003) and ''The Wedding Date'' (2005). Credit *''Saplings'' (1993, short film) * ''Half Day'' (1994, short film) * ''The Secret'' (1994, short film) * ''Symbios ...

, starring

Debra Messing Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing received short-lived roles on television series such as '' Ned and Stacey'' on Fox (1995–1997) and ...

and Dermot Mulroney, with supporting roles by

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 ...

and

Holland Taylor Holland Virginia Taylor (born January 14, 1943) is an American actress. She won the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Judge Roberta Kittleson on ABC's ''The Practice'' (1998–2003). ...

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and release date :

With Arrow Books

''Fair Game'', January 2001,

With HarperCollins

*''Asking For Trouble'', September 2002, *''A Promising Man (and About Time Too)'', November 2002,

With Avon

*''A Girl's Best Friend'', August 2003, *''Making Mischief'', October 2005,

External links

Elizabeth Young's page on HarperCollins
(Official publisher web page) {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Elizabeth Chick lit writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

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With Arrow Books

With HarperCollins

With Avon

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