Diane Haithman

DIANE HAITHMAN is a Contributing Senior Writer at TheWrap entertainment website. She serves on the Adjunct Faculty at Emerson College Los Angeles. Her novel "Dark Lady of Hollywood" was published March 15, 2014 by Harvard Square Editions to rave reviews:

"All the world’s a stage when an actress and a terminally ill TV executive meet in this biting comedy. It takes a special kind of talent to simultaneously skewer Hollywood and Shakespeare while writing a thought-provoking novel, and Dark Lady of Hollywood proves Diane Haithman has this genius'. — Jill Allen, ForeWord Reviews

A finalist in the William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition, Haithman’s hilariously funny novel gives readers a bird’s–eye view of the Hollywood machine and its players. With witty, fast-paced dialogue and characters readers will cheer for, this debut is a deeply satisfying story of love, loss, and acceptance. --Carol Gladstein, Booklist

Diane is also the co-author of "The Elder Wisdom Circle Guide for a Meaningful Life," (Penguin/Plume 2007), including sage advice from "your grandparents in cyberspace," a wise group aged 60-104 who share knowledge free-of-charge with younger generations.

Diane is a former Los Angeles Times Staff Writer and has served as West Coast Bureau Chief and Hollywood columnist for the Detroit Free Press, based in LA. Before joining TheWrap she was a Staff Reporter at Los Angeles Business Journal. She is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan with a joint degree in English and Psychology. Diane is vice president of marketing for her husband's African custom safari company, Infinite Safari Adventures. She enjoys the Wordle, NYT Spelling Bee and finding grammatical errors in major metropolitan newspapers.