Lynn Messina

Lynn Messina
BornLynn Messina
Long Island, United States
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Website
www.lynnmessina.com

Lynn Messina is an American author.[1]

Biography

Messina grew up on Long Island and later moved to St. Louis, where she graduated with a library degree from Washington University. Messina has written five novels,[2] with her best known novel being Fashionistas.[3]

Messina has worked for many magazines and publications such as TV Guide and Rolling Stone. Messina had been working for InStyle Magazine during the writing of Fashionistas and was reportedly fired once her bosses discovered she was writing the novel.[4]

Books
  • The Girls' Guide to Dating Zombies (2012)[5]
  • Little Vampire Women (2010)
  • Savvy Girl (2008)
  • Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool (2005)[6]
  • Never on a Sundae (2004)
  • Tallulahland (2004)[7][8]
  • Fashionistas (2003)[9][10]

References
  1. Bass, Debra D. 'Fashionistas' pushed first time novelist to the pink carpet. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 9, 2006, pB4
  2. Hide and Peek River Front Times
  3. Paramount has designs on Lohan pic Variety
  4. Gossipy novels about fashion mags create stir Cincinnati Enquirer
  5. Lynn Messina Offers The Girls' Guide to Dating Zombies Dread Central
  6. "Fiction Reviews: Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool", Publishers Weekly, 02/28/2005
  7. "Fiction Reviews: Tallulahland", Publishers Weekly, 11/17/2003
  8. Samantha J Gust, "Fashionistas", RT Book Reviews, March 2003
  9. "Fashionistas", Kirkus Reviews
  10. "Fiction Reviews: Fashionistas", Publishers Weekly, 01/27/2003


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