Kristen Roupenian

Kristen Roupenian is an American writer best known for her 2017 short story "Cat Person".

Roupenian graduated from Barnard College and holds a PhD in English from Harvard, as well as an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. She is the author of the short story, “Cat Person,” which was published in The New Yorker and selected by Sheila Heti for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018.

Her book, You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories[1], is forthcoming from Galley/Scout Press, with a release date set for January 15, 2019.

In March 2018, A24 acquired the rights to a horror screenplay penned by Roupenian. The screenplay, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, marks A24's first-ever spec script acquisition.[2]

In May 2018, HBO bought for development You Know You Want This, an anthology drama series project based on Kristen Roupenian’s upcoming short story collection from former The Leftovers scribes Carly Wray and Lila Byock.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Roupenian, Kristen (2019-01-15). You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories. Gallery/Scout Press. ISBN 9781982101633.
  2. ↑ "'Cat Person' author gets a movie deal - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  3. ↑ Petski, Denise (2018-05-30). "HBO Developing 'You Know You Want This' Anthology Series About Gender, Sex & Power From 'The Leftovers' Duo". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
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