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The secret life of this 10th grade Penn alum English teacher
Another story in this week’s DT Halloween series for you… Matt Blackstone (C’03) is not only a 10th grade English teacher, but he is the author of a new young adult novel, A SCARY SCENE IN A SCARY MOVIE (FSG/Macmillan), which released this summer and Seventeen magazine put it on it’s Summer Beach Read list! […]
Talent + Penn Networking Lands This Penn Author a TV Pilot with Fox (MUST READ STORY)
Recently, author Jasmin Rosemberg (C’02) got her book optioned by Hollywood big wig director/producer Brett Ratner to develop into a TV show for Fox. But there’s a bigger story here. Not only is Jasmin another example of an alum who made a bold career change and followed her creative passion, but she used some good Penn networking to […]
You MUST watch this: Penn alum lifts house with balloons
Remember in the movie Up how the old man got his house to fly using balloons? Well, Penn alum Vin Marshall (ENG ‘00, WQHS) actually accomplished this on the new show he is hosting on the National Geographic Channel called “How Hard Can It Be?” and it premieres this Sunday October 2nd. After the jump […]
Pulitzer Prize Penn alum chats with Google (VIDEO)
Remember when we covered Penn alum Jennifer Egan (C’85) and her Pulitzer prize win for her creatively constructed novel A Visit From the Goon Squad and how HBO is going to turn it into a series? Well she recently paid a visit to the Google NYC headquarters for a sit down chat for their Author […]
This Penn alum’s Hollywood writing career is anything but cancelled
As we approach year 5 of DT, I continues to expand our arsenal of entertaining “insider-tip”-filled vlogs from Penn undergrads and alumni as they pursue the ups and downs of their entertainment career journeys: Alex taught us the 5 tips any actor should consider before getting into the business. We’ve been following Jess as she’s […]
People Love her Husband
Recently, I covered Penn alum author Laura Dave (C’99) and her books The Divorce Party, London is the Best City in America and now her new book The First Husband (read an excerpt here). We’ve learned that she doesn’t write with one of these, but that seems to be okay because her book just got […]
