Diana Altman

Diana Altman is the author of Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer and the origins of the studio system, a book of film history. Her award-winning novel In Theda Bara's Tent was described as "sophisticated storytelling" by Library Journal and as "enthralling" by Publishers Weekly. Her recent novel We Never Told was selected by NBC News as one of 20 great summer reads. It received a 5-star review on Booklist and won first place/gold in the 2020 Feathered Quill Book Award contest. Altman's short...See more

Diana Altman is the author of Hollywood East: Louis B. Mayer and the origins of the studio system, a book of film history. Her award-winning novel In Theda Bara's Tent was described as "sophisticated storytelling" by Library Journal and as "enthralling" by Publishers Weekly. Her recent novel We Never Told was selected by NBC News as one of 20 great summer reads. It received a 5-star review on Booklist and won first place/gold in the 2020 Feathered Quill Book Award contest. Altman's short stories have appeared in North American Review, Trampset, Notre Dame Review, StoryQuarterly, Cumberland River Review, Natural Bridge, and The Sea Letter. Articles have appeared in the New York Times, Yankee, Boston Herald, Forbes, Moment, and elsewhere. She lives in New York City where she is an Authors Guild Ambassador. She was a former President of the Women's National Book Association, Boston. She graduated from Connecticut College and Harvard University. ... See less