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Peternelle van Arsdale

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Peternelle van Arsdale
Born (1967-09-10) September 10, 1967 (age 57)
Belleville, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationBryn Mawr College (BA)

Peternelle van Arsdale (born September 10, 1967, in Belleville, New Jersey) is an American writer.

Early life and education

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Born in Newark, New Jersey, Van holds a BA from Bryn Mawr College.

Career

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Van Arsdale's first novel, The Beast Is an Animal, was published in 2017.[1] A dark fairy tale written for young adults, it was described as “atmospheric and immersive” by Publishers Weekly.[2] It is being developed by Amazon Studios for a feature film produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions and directed by Bert & Bertie.[3]

Van Arsdale's second novel, The Cold Is in Her Bones, publishing in 2019,[4] was written for a crossover audience of young adults and adults. It was inspired by the Medusa myth and was described by Publishers Weekly as “filled with strong characters who defy basic labels.”[5]

Van Arsdale's essays have been published by LitHub,[6] Hypable.com,[7] and Culturefly.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Arsdale, Peternelle van (6 March 2018). The Beast Is an Animal. ISBN 9781481488426 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
  2. ^ "Children's Book Review: The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale. S&S/McElderry, $17.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4814-8841-9".
  3. ^ "Amazon Studios Developing 'The Beast Is an Animal' With Ridley Scott (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ Arsdale, Peternelle van (22 January 2019). The Cold Is in Her Bones. ISBN 9781481488440 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
  5. ^ "Children's Book Review: The Cold is in Her Bones by Peternelle van Arsdale. S&S/McElderry, $18.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-4814-8844-0".
  6. ^ "How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Market and Just Write". 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Beast Is an Animal author Peternelle van Arsdale: Giving our fears a face". 17 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Peternelle van Arsdale: "I Like My Fairytales Dark"". 25 September 2017.