Adelle Waldman
Adelle Waldman is an American novelist, columnist and blogger. Her first novel, The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., was published in 2013.
Adelle Waldman | |
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Waldman at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival | |
Born | 1977 (age 42–43) Baltimore, Maryland |
Occupation | Magazine writer and novelist |
Nationality | United States |
Notable works | The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. (2013) |
Relatives | Steve Randy Waldman (brother) |
Website | |
Official website |
Life and education
Waldman was born in Baltimore, Maryland,[1] in 1977.[2] She has one brother, Steve Randy Waldman, who blogs about finance and economics.[3]
Adelle Waldman graduated from Brown University in 1998. She later attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[4]
Writing
Early career
Waldman worked as a reporter at the New Haven Register, located in New Haven, Connecticut; and The Plain Dealer, located in Cleveland, Ohio, and wrote a column for the website of The Wall Street Journal. She has written book reviews and essays for Slate,[5] The New Republic, Vogue.com,[6] and The New York Observer, among others.[7] While writing The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., she worked as an SAT tutor.[8]
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
Waldman published her first novel, The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., in 2013. It was heralded as one of the year's best books.[9]. It follows Nate Piven, a writer living in Brooklyn, New York, and his romantic relationship with a woman whom Nate considers an intellectual match but with whom he finds other faults.[10][11]
Waldman later published, as a Kindle single on Amazon.com, a novella telling the same story from the point of view of Aurit, a female friend of Nate's. An excerpt of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., read by Waldman, will appear on the new Lit Hub/Podglomerate Storybound (podcast), accompanied by an original score from singer-songwriter Haley Johnsen.[12][13]
Selected bibliography
- The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. 2013. ISBN 9780805097467.
- "Why the Marriage Plot Need Never Get Old". The New Yorker. 14 November 2013.
- "The Ideal Marriage, According to Novels". The New Yorker. 15 January 2016.
- "Jay McInerney's Middle-Aged Malaise". The New Yorker. 1 August 2016.
References
- Woods, Baynard (16 October 2013). "In a surprisingly fun read, Baltimore-born Adelle Waldman satirizes the males of Brooklyn's hipster class". Baltimore Sun.
- Gordon, Helen (2018). Being Beautiful: An inspiring anthology of wit and wisdom on what it means to be beautiful. White Lion Publishing. p. 235. ISBN 9780711239173.
- Krugman, Paul (January 17, 2013). "All Your Base Are Belong To Us: What Is the Question?". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Lubitz, Rachel (2013-08-02). "Author Adelle Waldman strove to create realistic male lead, even if he isn't likable". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- Waldman, Adelle (May 2013). "I Read Everything Jane Austen Wrote, Several Times". Slate. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- Adelle, Waldman (25 June 2014). "Shyness Is Nice (Except on Social Media)". Vogue. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Staff (undated). "Adelle Walman – About". Adelle Waldman. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- Bernstein, Nat (10 October 2013). "An Interview with Adelle Waldman, Part II". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "About Adelle Waldman". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Fan, Jiayang (July 5, 2014). "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P Review – Adelle Waldman's Witty Love Story – Adelle Waldman Brings Austen-Flavoured Crackle to Her Wry Take on the Liaisons of the Brooklyn Literati". The Guardian. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- Russo, Maria (August 4, 2013). "In 'Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.,' Women Flummox a Writer". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- "The Return Of Radio Theater". Radio Ink. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- "Introducing the Storybound Podcast". Literary Hub. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.