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Laura Dave | |
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| Born | July 18, 1977 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Virginia (MFA) |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Notable works | The Divorce Party; The First Husband |
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| Children | 1 |
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Laura Dave (born July 18, 1977) is an American novelist.
Dave was born in New York City [1] and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. [2] [3] Her interest in writing began when she was in elementary school. [4] [5] 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. [6] She was a Henry Hoyns Fellow [7] and a recipient of the Tennessee Williams Scholarship. [3] 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. [6]
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]
Dave is married to screenwriter Josh Singer. They reside in Los Angeles. [6]
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]
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