years_active birth_place relatives parents image article_title name occupation
2000 -- present los angeles , california , u.s. nora delia ephron ephron -lrb- 1941 -- 2012 -rrb- amy ephron henry ephron phoebe ephron hallie ephron.jpg hallie ephron
 hallie ephron novelist , journalist
hallie ephron

hallie ephron -lrb- born march 1948 -rrb- is an american novelist , book reviewer , journalist , and writing teacher .
she is the author of nine novels .
her novels `` never tell a lie , '' `` there was an old woman '' , and `` come and find me '' were finalists for the mary higgins clark award .
in 2011 , `` never tell a lie '' was made into a lifetime television movie entitled `` and baby will fall '' , starring anastasia griffith , brendan fehr , and clea duvall .
ephron 's newest publication , `` there was an old woman '' , was released in april 2012 by william morrow and company .
her how-to book , `` writing and selling your mystery novel : how to knock ` em dead with style '' , was nominated for a 2006 edgar award .
she is also the award-winning crime fiction book reviewer for the `` boston globe '' and teaches fiction writing at writing conferences .
ephron is a contributor to `` the writer '' magazine and reviews crime fiction for the `` boston globe '' .
