Kristen Roupenian

Kristen Roupenian is an American writer best known for her 2017 short story "Cat Person". 2Writing She is the author of the short story, "Cat Person," which was published in The New Yorker and selected by Sheila Heti for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018. Her book, You Know You Want This: "Cat Person" and Other Stories, is forthcoming from Galley/Scout Press, with a release date set for January 15, 2019. In March 2018, A24 acquired the rights to a horror screenplay penned by Roupenian. The screenplay, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, marks A24's first-ever spec script acquisition.In May 2018, HBO bought for development You Know You Want This, an anthology drama series project based on Kristen Roupenian’s upcoming short story collection from former The Leftovers scribes Carly Wray and Lila Byock. 2Personal life Roupenian graduated from Barnard College and holds a PhD in English from Harvard, as well as an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. 2References 2Further reading Roupenian, Kristen (2019-01-10). "What It Felt Like When "Cat Person" Went Viral". The New Yorke