Jennifer Belle
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Belle is an American
novelist, based in New York City
.
She attended Bronx High School of Science
and dropped out of college. She has also written columns for Ms. magazine
. In 1996, she published her first book, Going Down, telling the story of a woman in her 20s, a topic that would appear also in her subsequent writings. In 2002, she married entertainment lawyer Andrew Krents, after they were introduced by fellow novelist Amy Sohn
.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Observer, London’s The Independent, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Ms., Mudfish.
She teaches at the New York Writers' Workshop.
United States
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novelist, based in New York City
New York City
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.
She attended Bronx High School of Science
Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...
and dropped out of college. She has also written columns for Ms. magazine
Ms. magazine
Ms. is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding editor Letty Cottin Pogrebin together with founding editors Patricia Carbine, Joanne Edgar, Nina Finkelstein, and Mary Peacock, that first appeared in 1971 as an insert in New York magazine...
. In 1996, she published her first book, Going Down, telling the story of a woman in her 20s, a topic that would appear also in her subsequent writings. In 2002, she married entertainment lawyer Andrew Krents, after they were introduced by fellow novelist Amy Sohn
Amy Sohn
Amy Sohn is a Brooklyn-based author, columnist and screenwriter. She wrote the novels Run Catch Kiss and My Old Man , both published by Simon & Schuster, and a companion guide to television’s Sex and the City, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell .She is a contributing editor at New York magazine,...
.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Observer, London’s The Independent, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Ms., Mudfish.
She teaches at the New York Writers' Workshop.
Works
- Going Down, Riverhead Books, 1996, ISBN 9781573225540
- High Maintenance, Riverhead Books, 2001, ISBN 9781573221856
- Animal Stackers, Illustrator David McPhail, Hyperion Books for Children, 2005, ISBN 9780786818341
- Little Stalker, Penguin Group, 2008, ISBN 9781594482922
- The Seven Year Bitch, Penguin Group USA, 2010, ISBN 9781594487552