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

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outside Philadelphia, she attended

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, graduating with a

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degree in dramatic writing. She then received her

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degree from the

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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

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for film adaptations. Amy Adams is attached to star in ''The Ten Best Days of My Life.''

Personal life

Halpern lives in

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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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