Meet the "woman-child" who acts, dresses and consumes pop culture like a girl. A counterpart to the "man-child" stars of Judd Apatow movies, these women would rather rally girlfriends to see The Hunger Games than the more peer-group-appropriate What to Expect When You're Expecting. They love the new television shows with "girl" in the title, and there are a lot of those these days. The extended adolescence means marriage and kids usually arrive after 35. Easily spotted sporting sparkly nail polish and friendship bracelets, their style gurus are celebrities who often dress younger than their years: Zooey Deschanel, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. Featuring interviews with Hellogiggles co-founder Sophia Rossi and New Girl creator Elizabeth Meriwether, journalist and television writer Deborah Schoeneman explores the latest trend and finds that women are increasingly looking back to create a new common ground.
Deborah Schoeneman is a writer for the HBO series Girls. Previously, she wrote for the CW's remake of 90210. Before becoming a TV writer, she was a journalist in New York for a decade, both as a contributing editor at New York magazine and a reporter for The New York Times' Sunday Styles section. Her novel, 4% Famous, was published by Random House in 2006. She lives in Los Angeles.
web site: deborahschoeneman.com
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Deborah Schoeneman is a writer for the HBO series Girls. Previously, she wrote for the CW's remake of 90210. Before becoming a TV writer, she was a journalist in New York for a decade, both as a contributing editor at New York magazine and a reporter for The New York Times' Sunday Styles section. Her novel, 4% Famous, was published by Random House in 2006. She lives in Los Angeles.
web site: deborahschoeneman.com
twitter: @debschoeneman
