Alice Hoffman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alice Hoffman
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Mar 16, 1952(1952-03-16)
Age	72
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Pisces

Alice Hoffman Biography

Alice Hoffman is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on March 16, 1952 in New York, New York, United States. American author of young adult and children’s fiction. She became famous for her 1996 novel, Practical Magic, which was later adapted into a film.

She is a literary contemporary of Hunger Games writer Suzanne Collins.

Alice Hoffman (born March 16, 1952) is an American novelist and young-adult and children’s writer, best known for her 1995 novel Practical Magic, which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. Many of her works fall into the genre of magic realism and contain elements of magic, irony, and non-standard romances and relationships.

Alice Hoffman was born in New York City and raised on Long Island, New York. Her grandmother was a Russian-Jewish immigrant. She graduated from Valley Stream North High School in 1969, and then from Adelphi University with a Bachelor of Arts. She was a Mirrielees Fellow at the Stanford University Creative Writing Center in 1973 and 1974, where she earned a Master of Arts in Creative Writing.

Born in New York City to a Russian-American family, she later married Tom Martin and had two sons.

Alice Hoffman Net Worth

Alice Hoffman is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alice Hoffman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied creative writing at Stanford University.

She wrote the screenplay for the 1983 film Independence Day.

She is currently working on the third novel in the “Practical Magic” series. “The third book is about Maria Owens, the original ancestor of the family, in the 1600s. It’s been great fun to be back with the Owens family and to discover their secrets.”

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Who is Alice Hoffman Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Alice Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alice Hoffman celebrates birthday on March 16 of every year.

In what order should I read Alice Hoffman books?

You can read them in the order they were written ( Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic ) or you can read them in chronological order (Magic Lessons, The Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, The Book of Magic). It’s up to you!

Who was Alice Hoffman married to?

She hardly talks about her husband, Tom Martin , at all. “He’s a teacher,” she says vaguely. “We came here so my husband could go to grad school,” she says later. And at one point she unbends enough to offer, “My husband and I write screenplays together.”

Is Alice Hoffman a good writer?

Since the late 1970s, Alice Hoffman has been capturing fans with her expert literary prose of romance, history, mystery, and magic. No one can combine those subjects quite like her—and at the center of all her books are strong female characters that you can’t help but root for.

Is Alice Hoffman magical realism?

Case in point: Alice Hoffman, whose artful blend of fact and fantasy, also known as magical realism , has made her a distinctive literary voice. Hoffman is most famous for Practical Magic, though she’s published plenty of other books during her decades as an author, including YA and adult fiction.

Can you read book of magic as a stand-alone?

This series includes four books, but each one can be read as a stand- alone. And they were written out of order, starting with Practical Magic, then The Rules of Magic (a prequel), Magic Lessons (a pre-prequel), and finally The Book of Magic, which continues Sally and Gillian’s stories started in Practical Magic.