DeBARTOLO, Tiffanie 1972-

PERSONAL: Born 1972. Education: University of California, philosophy degree.

ADDRESSES: Home—Boulder, CO, and New York, NY. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Sourcebooks, 1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139, Naperville, IL 60563.

CAREER: Screenwriter, director, and author.

WRITINGS:

God-shaped Hole, Sourcebooks Landmark (Naperville, IL), 2002.

Author and director of the screenplay Dream for an Insomniac.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A second novel.

SIDELIGHTS: Tiffanie DeBartolo's first novel Godshaped Hole begins with Trixie, then only twelve years old, receiving a fortune teller's news that her first true love will die young. When she is twenty-seven Trixie, a jewelry designer, answers a personal ad and begins a relationship with Jacob Grace, a writer. They have much in common and fall in love, but Trixie is worried about the fortune she received as a twelve year old. "Honest, raw and engaging, this is a compelling first novel," concluded Kristine Huntley in a Booklist review.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

Booklist, April 15, 2002, Kristine Huntley, review of God-shaped Hole, p. 1381.

Kirkus Reviews, February 15, 2002, review of Godshaped Hole, p. 206.

Library Journal, April 15, 2002, Samantha J. Gust, review of God-shaped Hole, p. 124.

People Weekly, May 20, 2002, Kim Hubbard, review of God-shaped Hole, p. 47.

Publishers Weekly, April 15, 2002, review of Godshaped Hole, p. 42.

online

Authors on the Web,http://www.authorsontheweb.com/ (August 28, 2002), "Tiffanie DeBartalo"; review of God-shaped Hole.

Goldberg McDuffıe Communications,http://www.goldbergmcduffie.com/ (July 19, 2002), review of God-shaped Hole.

Romantic Times,http:/www.romantictimes.com/ (July 19, 2002), review of God-shaped Hole.

Source Books,http://www.sourcebooks.com/ (July 19, 2002), "Tiffanie DeBartolo Q & A."*