Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty (born 1966) is an Australian author. She has written eight novels, including the New York Times best seller Big Little Lies, which was adapted into a television series for HBO.
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 15 November 1966
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | Macquarie University |
Period | 2004–present |
Notable works | |
Spouse | Adam |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
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Career
After leaving school, Moriarty worked in advertising and marketing at a legal publishing company. She then ran her own company for a while before taking work as a freelance advertising copywriter. In 2004, after obtaining a master's degree at Macquarie University in Sydney her first novel Three Wishes, written as part of the degree, was published.[1]
She has published seven further novels.
Her novel Big Little Lies has been adapted into a television series by HBO,[2] and stars Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz, and Alexander Skarsgård. The series premiered on 19 February 2017, with the first season concluding on 2 April 2017.[3] A second season was announced in December 2017.[4] Season two premiered in June 2019.
A previous novel, The Husband's Secret, is being adapted into a film. In September 2013, CBS Films acquired the rights to the novel.[5] In May 2017, it was announced that the film will star Blake Lively.[6]
Her novel Nine Perfect Strangers is being adapted into a television series by Hulu, starring and produced by Nicole Kidman.[7]
Personal life
Moriarty lives in Sydney with her husband, Adam, a former farmer from Tasmania who worked in agricultural marketing, and two children, George and Anna.[8][9] She is the older sister of author Jaclyn Moriarty.[1]
Bibliography
Adult
- Three Wishes (ISBN 0732911966, 2004)
- The Last Anniversary (ISBN 1405036842, 2006)
- What Alice Forgot (ISBN 9781405038577, 2009)
- The Hypnotist's Love Story (ISBN 9781742610603, 2011)
- The Husband's Secret (ISBN 9781742612010, 2013)
- Big Little Lies (ISBN 9781743530436, 2014)
- Truly Madly Guilty (ISBN 9781925479928, 2016)
- Nine Perfect Strangers (ISBN 9781250069825, September 2018)
Children's
The Space Brigade series (also known as Nicola Berry: Earthling Ambassador):
- The Petrifying Problem with Princess Petronella (ISBN 9780330423007, 2007)
- The Shocking Trouble on the Planet of Shobble (ISBN 9780330424707, 2009)
- The Wicked War on the Planet of Whimsy (ISBN 9780330425391, 2010)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Littleton, Cynthia (2015-05-08). "HBO Orders Reese Witherspoon-Nicole Kidman Limited Series 'Big Little Lies'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- Petski, Denise (2016-11-28). "'Big Little Lies' From David E. Kelley Gets Premiere Date On HBO". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- Koblin, John (2017-12-08). "'Big Little Lies' to Return for a Second Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- Ng, Philiana (2013-09-04). "CBS Films to Adapt 'The Husband's Secret' for Big Screen". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- Kroll, Justin (2017-05-25). "Blake Lively to Star in Thriller 'The Husband's Secret' From 'Big Little Lies' Author". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- Porter, Rick (2019-05-01). "Nicole Kidman, 'Big Little Lies' Team Set Drama Series at Hulu". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- Bearup, Greg (12 December 2014). "Big little lives". The Australian. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- Hooton, Amanda (15 July 2016). "How Sydney author Liane Moriarty sold six million books and inspired an HBO series". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2017.