Name Adena Halpern | Role Author | |
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Spouse Jonathan M. Goldstein (m. 2007) Education American Film Institute, New York University People also search for Jonathan M. Goldstein, Judith Berg, Richard Goldstein Books 29: A Novel, Twenty Nine, Target Underwear and a Ver, Pinch Me, 29 | ||
Could you be 29 again? Adena Halpern explores the possibilities....
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."
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Career
After graduating from Harriton High School outside Philadelphia, she attended New York University, 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 for film adaptations. Amy Adams is attached to star in The Ten Best Days of My Life.
Personal life
Halpern lives in Los Angeles with her husband, director and screenwriter Jonathan Goldstein.