Candace Bushnell

Candace Bushnell is the critically acclaimed, international best-selling author of Sex and the City. She went on to write six other novels - Four Blondes, Trading Up, Lipstick Jungle, One Fifth Avenue, and Killing Monica. In 2010, Bushnell published the first in her young adult series, The Carrie Diaries which was followed by Summer and the City in 2011. Bushnell's works have been published in over twenty eight languages.   

Sex and the City, published in 1996, was the basis for the HBO hit series and two subsequent blockbuster movies. Lipstick Jungle became a popular television series on NBC and the first season of The Carrie Diaries premiered on the CW in January 2013. One Fifth Avenue has been optioned by the Mark Gordon Company and ABC for yet another television show. Her most recent book, Is There Still Sex in the City has been produced as a one-woman show at the Daryl Roth theater in New York.

She began writing for the New York Observer in 1993; in November of 1994 she created the column Sex and the City, which ran in the New York Observer for two years. The column was bought as a book in 1995, and sold to HBO as a series in 1996. Bushnell hosted a radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio, called Sex, Success, and Sensibility, which aired from October 2006 to October 2008. She wrote and created a web series, The Broadroom, starring Jennie Garth, which launched in September 2009. 

Through her books and television series, Bushnell’s work has influenced and defined two generations of women. She is the winner of the 2006 Matrix Award for books (other winners include Joan Didion and Amy Tan), and a recipient of the Albert Einstein Spirit of Achievement Award. She divides her time between New York City and Connecticut.

praise for is there still sex in the city?

Now, the inspiration for her brilliant one woman show at the Daryl Roth theater, icon Candace Bushnell shares her remarkable philosophy through stories of her life, fashion, literature, sex, and New York City while pouring cosmos in Manolos.

A BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER for US WEEKLY, ELLE, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, NEWSDAY, and POPSUGAR

Review in the New York Times

Interview in THE CUT

Watch an interview with Candace on the book and dating in your 50s on NBC news here

“Perhaps no one has better excavated our kinky underpinnings than Candace  Bushnell.” — Vogue

“What comes after cosmos and toxic bachelors? Fueled by chilled rosé, Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell is masterfully decoding a new era of single life.”—USA Today

“From Cosmos to rose, her current beverage of choice, Bushnell may drink pink. But she knows how to write dark.”—Associated Press

“Bushnell wrestles smartly with the theme of aging, with how being a “fiftysomething” woman is different from being a “thirtysomething” woman....The city is big, Bushnell implies, but not endless. The sex never left it. But was sex ever really the point?” — New Yorker

“As she did in her bestselling Sex in the City, Bushnell examines her own and her friends’ experiences with dry wit, delivering sharp social observations about the trials and piquant pleasures of looking for love at a certain age.”—People

“Bushnell’s voice is as knowing and sharp as ever.” — Washington Post

“Is there still sex in the city? Obviously. But you don't want any dummy telling you about it. Candace Bushnell only. The original!” — Elle, “Best Books to read this summer”

Praise for RUles for Being a Girl

An engrossing and engaging read, filled with dynamic characters. While Marin’s is a fight that should never be necessary, her experience is one that many women and girls will unfortunately relate to. A powerful story of a girl determined to make others look her in the eyes and listen. -- Associated Press

“A blistering look at a girl who, when her eyes are opened by an injustice, reacts by taking action…. Readers will be glad for this take from two powerhouse creators.” -- ALA Booklist

“Marin’s transformation into a clear-eyed young activist will inspire teens…this fast-paced narrative introduces the complexities of intersectionality, identifies the insidious impact of rape culture, and encourages readers to take a stand against everyday injustices.” -- School Library Journal

"The authors write a convincing teen exploring the complex, frequently sexist social norms that girls and women navigate daily." -- Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR THE CARRIE DIARIES

“Carrie’s sharp observations of her peers and human relationships give the book smart, sassy intellectual power.” – Kirkus (starred review)

“With wit and insight, Carrie chronicles her emotionally charged senior year at a small Connecticut high school.” – Publishers Weekly

“An addictive, ingenious origin story.” – Los Angeles Times

“Fans will love this.” – Booklist

“It would have been easy to write a coming-of-age story about Carrie Bradshaw that ham-fistedly foreshadows everything fans of the franchise know will come to pass. But Bushnell nails something harder: telling another chapter in the story of a cherished character that stands on its own.” – Meeta Agrawal, Entertainment Weekly