Candace Bushnell

Candace Bushnell is one of those rare writers who turned sharp social observation into a cultural blueprint. What impresses me most isn't the glamour of the world she chronicled but her cool, journalistic eye for the loneliness underneath it. A single newspaper column became the foundation of a global phenomenon, and that takes more than luck. With a Rice University background and Sagittarian curiosity, she always struck me as smarter and more clear-eyed than the sparkle of her subject matter suggests. I admire writers who can be both insider and honest critic at once, and she remains a benchmark for that voice.

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Name (English)

Candace Bushnell

Name (Japanese)

キャンディス・ブッシュネル

Reading

きゃんでぃす・ぶっしゅねる

Born

December 1, 1958 (age 67)

Origin

Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

writer / essayist / journalist / novelist / columnist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dog

University

Rice University

• Official sitehttps://candacebushnell.com
• Xhttps://x.com/candacebushnell
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace%20Bushnell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254820

Tags

• Connecticut
• writer
• essayist
• journalist

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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