Role Novelist Name Andrea Seigel | Period 2002–present Nationality American Movies Laggies | |
Born October 28, 1979 (age 44)
Anaheim, California ( 1979-10-28 ) Parents Larry Seigel, Eileen Seigel Education Bennington College, Brown University Influenced by J. D. Salinger, Bret Easton Ellis, Walker Percy Books To Feel Stuff, Like the Red Panda, The Kid Table, Everybody Knows Your Name Similar People Lynn Shelton, Alix Madigan, Steve Golin, Walker Percy, J D Salinger | ||
Occupation Novelist, screenwriter | ||
Andrea seigel on writing books vs screenplays
Andrea Seigel (born October 28, 1979 in Anaheim, California) is an American novelist and screenwriter. To date, she has published four novels. Seigel was born in Anaheim, California and grew up in Irvine, California. She graduated from Woodbridge High School. She then attended Brown University, and received her MFA from Bennington College in Vermont.
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- Andrea seigel on writing books vs screenplays
- Screenwriter andrea seigel on female character driven films
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In 2010, her third young adult novel, The Kid Table was optioned by producer Ivan Reitman for Paramount Pictures.
In March 2013, Seigel appeared on the public radio program This American Life. On the program she revealed that she has ASMR, a perceptual phenomenon that produces tingling in the scalp in response to soft or gentle sounds and motions.
In June 2013, production was completed on Laggies, a movie written by Seigel. The film was directed by Lynn Shelton and stars Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ellie Kemper and Sam Rockwell. The film was released in 2014.
In May 2015, Andrea became the subject of the podcast, Mystery Show by Gimlet media. The podcast followed the discovery that Britney Spears was reading her little known book, To Feel Stuff.