Author Jessica Knoll’s first novel, “Luckiest Girl Alive,” has been adapted into a Netflix movie, starring Mila Kunis. Lori meets the New York Times best-selling author.
Video Content: Jessica Knoll (2022)
SIDEWALKS host Lori Rosales talks to author Jessica Knoll about turning her novel, “Luckiest Girl Alive,” into a Netflix film and having Mila Kunis playing the lead character, Tiffani “Ani” Fanelli.
Please note: This online version of the interview is slightly different than how it appeared on the TV episode. The sound has been removed from the promotional clips.
Mini-Biography:
Grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jessica Knoll has been a senior editor at “Cosmopolitan” and the articles editor at “Self.” She became a New York Times best-selling author for “Luckiest Girl Alive” and her second novel, “The Favorite Sister.” In 2021, she was named a screenwriter to watch by Variety, and in 2019 her original script, “‘Til Death,” sold to Amazon and made The Black List.
Interview Credits:
Recorded: October 7, 2022
Host / Producer: Lori Rosales
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Netflix