Candace Bushnell

Candace Bushnell
Bushnell speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2011
Born	(1958-12-01) December 1, 1958 (age 66) Glastonbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Author journalist television producer
Alma mater	Rice University New York University
Spouse	Charles Askegard ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2012)​
Website
candacebushnell.com

Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958)^[1] is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for The New York Observer (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series Sex and the City (1998–2004) and two subsequent movies.

Bushnell followed this with the international bestselling novels 4 Blondes (2001), Trading Up (2003), Lipstick Jungle (2005), One Fifth Avenue (2008), The Carrie Diaries (2010) and Summer and the City (2011). Two of her novels have been adapted for television: Lipstick Jungle (2008–09) on NBC, and The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) on The CW. One Fifth Avenue has been optioned by the Mark Gordon Company and ABC for another television show.