Every so often in life, you encounter a brilliant idea. Usually, at least in my case, it's somebody else's idea. Jean Hanff Korelitz brilliantcaseencounter Change image and share on social
My first three novels were all the subjects of intensely exciting flurries of calls from producers and even stars' production companies, and once someone actually hired a screenwriter to adapt one of my books - but it all came to nothing, so I tried not to get too excited when a Hollywood suitor came calling for 'Admission,' my fourth novel. Jean Hanff Korelitz adaptadmissionbook share on social
My dog is vicious to the uninvited guest, lavishly affectionate to the invited one, and so freakishly acute that he has mastered the English language. Jean Hanff Korelitz acuteaffectionatedog Change image and share on social
Back in the 1980s, when I was a lowly editorial assistant by day and trying to be a novelist by night, no god reigned so supreme as the god of literary prose. Jean Hanff Korelitz 1980sassistantback Change image and share on social
A successful birth is not a birth without drugs or monitors or surgery. A successful birth is when you're alive and the baby's alive. Jean Hanff Korelitz alivebabybirth Change image and share on social
Serious writers pretend they don't care about film adaptations of their work, but it's a colossal lie: We all care. Jean Hanff Korelitz adaptationcarecolossal Change image and share on social
When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world obligations might prevent you from finding out what happens next. Jean Hanff Korelitz begrudgefindgreat share on social