Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.

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Nora Ephron: A Biography is the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girl who forged a path of her own, earning accolades and adoration from critics and fans alike. Author Kristin Marguerite Doidge explores the tremendous successes and disappointing failures Ephron sustained in her career as a popular essayist turned screenwriter turned film director. She redefined the modern rom-com genre with bestselling books and hit movies including When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, and Julie & Julia. Doidge also examines the private life Ephron tried to keep in balance with her insatiable ambition.

Based on rare archival research and numerous interviews with some of Ephron's closest friends, collaborators, and award-winning colleagues including actors Tom Hanks and Caroline Aaron, comedian Martin Short, composer George Fenton, singer-songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, and lifelong friends from Wellesley to New York to Hollywood—as well as interviews Ephron herself gave throughout her career—award-winning journalist and cultural critic Doidge has written a captivating story of the life of a creative writer whose passion for the perfect one-liner and ferocious drive to succeed revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film.

The first in-depth biography to explore the complex themes that ran through Ephron's work and to examine why so many of them still grab our attention today.

Winner, “Best Nonfiction Book,” 3rd Place, National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards (LA Press Club)

"A cheerful view of an acclaimed filmmaker." — Kirkus Reviews

"Doidge’s vivacious, enthusiastic biography has serious undertones, much like Ephron herself. It will appeal to Ephron’s broad swath of fans." — Library Journal

“...Doidge hits the highlights of Ephron’s multifaceted career in a biography that is both breezy and substantial.” — Booklist

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chicago Review Press (June 7, 2022)

• Language ‏ : ‎ English

• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1641603755

• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1641603751

• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds

• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches