Caren Lissner (born February 13, 1973) is an American novelist, essayist, and newspaper editor. Her published novels include Carrie Pilby (2003) and Starting from Square Two (2004).
Caren Lissner
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| Born | (1973-02-13) February 13, 1973 (age 51) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cedar Ridge High School University of Pennsylvania (BA) |
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Caren Lissner was born on February 13, 1973, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1][2] She grew up in Freehold Township, New Jersey, and attended Laura Donovan School and Barkalow Middle School.[3] She graduated from Cedar Ridge High SchoolinOld Bridge Township, New Jersey.[4] She holds a BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania, which she attended from 1989 to 1993.[citation needed] While there, she wrote for the student newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian,[5] and was a member of the Philomathean Society.
Lissner has published essays, articles, and satire in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Atlantic, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency. She is editor-in-chief of the Hudson Reporter group of newspapers based in Hudson County, New Jersey. Her novel Carrie Pilby was re-released July 1, 2010, by Harlequin Teen and was made into an independent film of the same name starring Bel Powley and Nathan Lane.[6] The film debuted in theaters in March 2017, and was released to Netflix in September 2017.
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