Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Taffy Brodesser-Akner | |
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Born | Stephanie Akner 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse |
Claude Brodesser-Akner
(m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Taffy Brodesser-Akner (born Stephanie Akner) is an American journalist and author. She has worked freelance and as a contributor for
Personal life
Born Stephanie Akner, Brodesser-Akner received the nickname "Taffy" at a young age and continued using it professionally..
She married Claude Brodesser in 2006.[2] Brodesser converted to Judaism,[2] a process that eventually led Akner to evaluate and reinforce her own observance of Jewish customs.[4] After marrying, both took hyphenated last names.[1] They have two children.[5]
Career
Journalism
Brodesser-Akner's first major journalism job was at Soap Opera Weekly, a job she held until her role was eliminated due to layoffs in June 2001.
In 2014, Brodesser-Akner won a
Fiction and television
Her first novel, Fleishman Is in Trouble, was published in June 2019 by Random House in the US[14][15] and by Wildfire in the UK.[16] The novel was selected for the longlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020.[17] Brodesser-Akner has adapted the novel as a TV miniseries, which debuted on Hulu on November 17, 2022.[18] She received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination for her work.
References
- ^ a b Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (2013-07-30). "If Your Name Isn't Jolie-Pitt or Beyoncé Knowles-Carter: To Hyphenate or Ditch the Dash?". Vogue. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ a b c Brown, Janelle (2006-04-06). "Taffy Akner and Claude Brodesser". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (2017-03-30). "The High Price of Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (2010-05-27). "Intermarried: My Husband, a Convert, Is More Observant Than I Am". Tablet. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ Brodesser-Akner, Taffy (2018-07-25). "How Goop's Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow's Company Worth $250 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ Small, Jonathan (November 13, 2017). "Ep. 9 — New York Times Culture Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner On Celebrity Profiles, Personal Essays, and Her Bizarre Brush with British Tabloid Fame from Write About Now". www.WriteAboutNow.com. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
- ^ a b Horgan, Richard (2014-10-22). "Taffy Brodesser-Akner Makes a Splash With GQ Feature Debut". Adweek. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ Croatto, Pete (2017-10-27). "The most annoying thing an editor can do". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ a b Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (2017-06-28). "New York Times Adds Feature Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner to Staff". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ O'Shea, Chris (2014-06-04). "NY Press Club Award Winners Announced". Adweek. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "The New York Press Club Journalism Awards". New York Press Club. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ O'Shea, Chris (2015-04-15). "2015 Mirror Awards Finalists Announced". Adweek. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ O'Shea, Chris (2016-06-09). "Mirror Award Winners Announced". Adweek. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner". Book Marks. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "Fleishman is in Trouble: Will Gompertz reviews Taffy Brodesser-Akner's debut novel ★★☆☆☆". BBC News. 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Wildfire". February 2019.
- TheGuardian.com. 3 March 2020.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (September 23, 2022). "FX's 'Fleishman Is In Trouble' Sets Hulu Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2022.