Candace Bushnell is a renowned American television producer and novelist, best known for her series of chick lit novels. She was born in 1958 in Glastonbury, Connecticut, to Camile Salonia and Calvin L. Bushnell. Bushnell's ancestry can be traced back to Francis Bushnell, an immigrant from Berkshire, England, who was a signatory to the Guilford Covenant. After graduating from high school, Bushnell attended Rice University and then New York University, eventually moving to New York as a 19-year-old. There, she spent much of her time at the famous Studio 54.
Bushnell gained fame as the creator of the popular television series Sex and the City, which was based on her column of the same name for The New York Observer. The columns were later collected and adapted into the hit television series, with Bushnell serving as a producer. Her work on Sex and the City, as well as her subsequent novels, helped to create the chick-lit phenomenon and broke new ground in depicting sex, love, and relationships in contemporary society.
In addition to Sex and the City, Bushnell is the author of several other best-selling novels, including Lipstick Jungle, Trading Up, Four Blondes, and One Fifth Avenue. Many of her novels have been adapted into popular television series, including Lipstick Jungle on NBC and The Carrie Diaries on the CW. Bushnell's work has been praised for its wit, humor, and keen observations about modern life, and she has been honored with numerous awards, including the Matrix Award for books and the Albert Einstein Spirit of Achievement Award. She currently divides her time between homes in New York and Roxbury, Connecticut.