A semi-autobiographical unromantic comedy, The Spinster Diaries is a laugh-out-loud satire of both the TV business and the well-worn conventions of chick lit—as well as the true tale of the forgotten writer who inspired Jane Austen to greatness. It’s an endearing and refreshingly honest testament to how one person’s life can reach out across the centuries to touch another’s.
Meet Gina!
Gina Fattore is a television writer whose credits include Dare Me, Better Things, UnREAL, Masters of Sex, Parenthood, Californication, Gilmore Girls, and Dawson’s Creek.
Her TEDx talk — “Become What You Believe” — has more than 16,000 views, and her essays, reviews, and comedy pieces have appeared in the Chicago Reader, Salon, Entertainment Weekly, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. Her debut novel, The Spinster Diaries, is available now.