{"product_id":"nora-ephron-a-biography-9781641603751","title":"Nora Ephron: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eNora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Ephron: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003eis the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girl who forged a path of her own, earning accolades and adoration from critics and fans alike. Author Kristin Marguerite Doidge explores the tremendous successes and disappointing failures Ephron sustained in her career as a popular essayist turned screenwriter turned film director. She redefined the modern rom-com genre with bestselling books such as \u003ci\u003eHeartburn\u003c\/i\u003e and hit movies including \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleepless in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJulie \u0026amp; Julia\u003c\/i\u003e. Doidge also examines the private life Ephron tried to keep in balance with her insatiable ambition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on rare archival research and numerous interviews with some of Ephron's closest friends, collaborators, and award-winning colleagues including actors Tom Hanks and Caroline Aaron, comedian Martin Short, composer George Fenton, and lifelong friends from Wellesley to New York to Hollywood--as well as interviews Ephron herself gave throughout her career--award-winning journalist and cultural critic Doidge has written a captivating story of the life of a creative writer whose passion for the perfect one-liner and ferocious drive to succeed revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in-depth biography to explore the complex themes that ran through Ephron's work and to examine why so many of them still grab our attention today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Marguerite Doidge\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, professor, and speaker based in Los Angeles. Her writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFORTUNE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003exoJane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, KCRW\/NPR, \u003ci\u003eTime Out Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGOOD\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, ETOnline.com, GIRLBOSS, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Business Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. She earned multiple NAEJ Awards and Los Angeles\/Southern California Press Club Award nominations. She has a master's degree in specialized journalism from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Journalism and teaches journalism and strategic public relations at Loyola Marymount University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494873534738,"sku":"9781641603751","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98889ce6-d3b9-4ef0-8a66-27db0344a757.jpg?v=1730668542","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nora-ephron-a-biography-9781641603751","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}