Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman

Infobox Writer


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occupation = Novelist, young-adult writer, children's writer
nationality = American
period = 1977–present
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website = http://www.alicehoffman.com/

Alice Hoffman (born March 16, 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children's writer, best known for her 1996 novel "Practical Magic", which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. Her 2000 novel "The River King" was made into a 2005 film starring Edward Burns and Jennifer Ehle. Her 2001 novel Aquamarine was made into a 2006 film Aquamarine (film) starring Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Emma Roberts and Sara Paxton. Many of her works fall into the genre of magic realism and contain elements of magic, irony, and non-standard romances and relationships.

Biography

Born in New York City, and raised on Long Island, Hoffman graduated from Adelphi University, where she received her BA, and received an MA in creative writing from Stanford University, where she was an Edith Mirrielees Fellow. Her first job was at the Doubleday publishing house, which later published two of her novels.

She wrote the screenplay for the 1983 film "Independence Day", starring Kathleen Quinlan and Diane Wiest.

Hoffman currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her husband. After being treated for breast cancer at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, she helped establish the hospital's Hoffman Breast Center. [ [http://www.mountauburn.caregroup.org/body.cfm?id=29 Women’s Services–The Hoffman Breast Center ] ]

Bibliography

Novels

* "Property Of" (1977)
* "The Drowning Season" (1979)
* "Angel Landing" (1980)
* "White Horses" (1982)
* "Fortune's Daughter" (1985)
* "Illumination Night" (1987)
* "At Risk" (1988)
* "Seventh Heaven" (1990)
* "Turtle Moon" (1992)
* "Second Nature" (1994)
* "Practical Magic" (1996)
* "Here on Earth" (1997)
* "Local Girls" (1999)
* "The River King" (2000)
* "Blue Diary" (2001)
* "The Probable Future" (2003)
* "Blackbird House" (2004)
* "The Ice Queen" (2005)
* "Skylight Confessions" (2007)
* "The Third Angel" (2008)

Young adult novels

* "Aquamarine" (2001)
* "Indigo" (2002)
* "Green Angel" (2003)
* "Water Tales: Aquamarine & Indigo" (omnibus edition) (2003)
* "The Foretelling" (2005)
* "Incantation" (2006)

Children's books

* "Fireflies: A Winter's Tale" (illustrated by Wayne McLoughlin) (1999)
* "Horsefly" (paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher) (2000)
* "Moondog" (with Wolfe Martin; illustrated by Yumi Heo) (2004)

External links

* [http://www.alicehoffman.com/ Alice Hoffman's website]
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* [http://www.victorialautman.com/ontherecord.shtml#hoffman Radio Interview on WFMT's Writers on the Record with Victoria Lautman]

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