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Candace Bushnell

(b.1958)

Candace Bushnell is an American author and columnist based in New York City. She is best known for writing a column that was anthologized in a book, Sex and the City, which in turn became the basis for a popular television series and its subsequent film adaptations.

Genres: Young Adult Romance

Series

Carrie Diaries
1. The Carrie Diaries (2010)
2. Summer and the City (2011)

Novels

   Sex and the City (1996)
   Four Blondes (2000)
   Trading Up (2003)
   Lipstick Jungle (2005)
   One Fifth Avenue (2007)
   Killing Monica (2012)
   Rules for Being a Girl (2020) (with Katie Cotugno)

Collections

Big Night Out (2002) (with others)

Non fiction

Is There Still Sex in the City? (2019)

Candace Bushnell recommends

Have You Got Anything Stronger? (2023)
Imogen Edwards-Jones
"Social satire at its finest."

The Rooftop Party (2021)
Ellen Meister
"A great romp of a read."

The Arrangement (2017)
Sarah Dunn
"Daring and darkly funny, Sarah Dunn's THE ARRANGEMENT is this summer's must-read."

The Widow's Guide to Sex and Dating (2013)
Carole Radziwill
"Witty and charming...a delight. The Character of Claire is [a] morden-day Holly Golightly."

Man Camp (2005)
Adrienne Brodeur
"A hilarious take on the battle between the sexes. If only Man Camp really existed!"

Bergdorf Blondes (2004)
Plum Sykes
"Bright and funny, BERGDORF BLONDES is haute couture chick lit."