Laura Dave (novelist) explained

Laura Dave
Birth Date:July 18, 1977
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Author
Education:University of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Virginia (MFA)
Period:2006 - present
Subject:Fiction
Notableworks:The Divorce Party;
The First Husband
Children:1

Laura Dave (born July 18, 1977) is an American novelist.

Early life

Dave was born in New York City[1] and grew up in Scarsdale, New York.[2] Her interest in writing began when she was in elementary school.[3] [4] Dave graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999, where she received a B.A. in English. She has an MFA from the University of Virginia's creative writing program.[5] She was a Henry Hoyns Fellow[6] and a recipient of the Tennessee Williams Scholarship.[7] She received several awards for her writing including the AWP Intro Award in Short Fiction.[1]

Following graduate school, Dave worked as a freelance journalist for ESPN.[5]

Writing career

Dave is the author of London Is The Best City In America (2006) and The Divorce Party (2008). Her most recent novel, The Last Thing He Told Me, was released in 2021 and became an instant #1 New York Times Bestseller, remaining on the New York Times Best Seller list for 82 weeks.[8] Dave's fiction and essays have been published in The New York Times,[9] The New York Observer,[10] ESPN, Redbook, and The Huffington Post.[11] She most often writes about relationships, family, infidelity, and marriage. She has appeared on CBS's The Early Show, Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends and NPR's All Things Considered.[12] In 2008, Cosmopolitan named her a "Fun and Fearless Phenom of the Year".[13]

Personal life

Dave is married to screenwriter Josh Singer. They reside in Los Angeles.[5]

Works

Novels

Film options

In 2006, Universal Studios optioned the rights to London Is The Best City In America as a starring vehicle for Reese Witherspoon.[15] In 2008, Universal Studios also optioned The Divorce Party in conjunction with Echo Films, Jennifer Aniston's production company.[16] In 2020, Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine optioned The Last Thing He Told Me to be produced as a limited series on Apple TV+ starring Jennifer Garner.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura Dave: 'No one should be the arbiter of what we're reading and what we're not reading' . atyourlibrary.org . October 23, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Laura Dave, London is the Best City in America . Conversations w/ Famous Writers . August 21, 2006 . October 23, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Laura Dave Interview . The Cavalier Daily . April 28, 2011 . Rachel . Lim . October 23, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Out of Twenty: Laura Dave, Author of The First Husband, Answers Six Questions . Linus's Blanket . April 26, 2012 . Nicole . Bonia . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024042614/http://www.linussblanket.com/out-of-twenty-laura-dave-author-of-the-first-husband-answers-six-questions/ . October 24, 2014 . dead .
  5. News: Laura Dave, L.A. Novelist, on Nora Ephron, Chick Lit and Whether Facebook Makes Us Happy . LA Weekly . May 25, 2012 . Sarah . LaBrie . October 23, 2014 .
  6. Web site: Laura Dave . bookreporter.com . October 23, 2014 .
  7. Web site: London Is the Best City in America . Penguin . October 23, 2014 .
  8. Web site: 2021-05-06 . "Writers Write." Laura Dave on Writerly Affirmations and Love for Nora Ephron . 2023-11-14 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  9. News: G.P.S. for My Lost Identity. Laura. Dave. The New York Times . January 20, 2008.
  10. Web site: Laura Dave. Observer.
  11. Web site: Laura Dave . huffingtonpost.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090808141657/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-dave . 2009-08-08.
  12. https://www.npr.org/2009/08/10/105288380/sex-lies-and-scandal-at-peyton-place "Sex, Lies And Scandal At 'Peyton Place'"
  13. http://www.life.com/image/82822799 2008 Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Phenom Awards
  14. The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave (author), Bookshop.org, https://bookshop.org/books/the-last-thing-he-told-me-9781501171345/9781501171345
  15. Web site: McNary . Dave . Par finds 'Love' interest in Parker . Variety . 18 February 2005.
  16. Web site: Fleming . Michael . Jennifer Aniston forms Echo Films . Variety . 17 October 2021 . 1 April 2008.
  17. Web site: Jennifer Garner to Star in 'The Last Thing He Told Me' Apple Limited Series from Hello Sunshine in Recasting . 12 November 2021 .

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