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BREAKING NEWS:  Adena's new book THE TEN BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE is now available wherever books are sold!

Here's the official bio:
Adena Halpern is the author of TARGET UNDERWEAR AND A VERA WANG GOWN- NOTES FROM A SINGLE GIRL'S CLOSET, a memoir which was based on her popular “Haute Life” essays for the back page of Marie Claire Magazine.  In addition to Marie Claire, Adena has written for Daily Variety and The New York Times.  She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting from The American Film Institute.  THE TEN BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE (which goes on sale May 27th) is her first novel.  A proud Philadelphia native, she resides in Los Angeles with her husband, screenwriter Jonathan M. Goldstein.  
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