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- ↑ Adena Halpern, Author, Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Gothamist Archived September 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Amazon.com: Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl's Closet: Adena Halpern: Books
- ↑ Amazon.com: Adena Halpern: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
- ↑ Amy Adams set for Fox's 'Ten Best' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
- ↑ Fox picks up movie rights to Adena Halpern's 29 | Philadelphia City Paper | 08/05/2010 Archived June 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Adena Halpern, Jonathan Goldstein - New York Times
