Kim Gruenenfelder

Kim Gruenenfelder
Born
Kimberly Ann Gruenenfelder

October 24
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Other namesKim Gruenenfelder Smith
EducationFountain Valley High School
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupations
  • Author
  • screenwriter
WorksA Total Waste of Makeup
Misery Loves Cabernet
There's Cake in My Future
Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink
Love The Wine You're With
Hangovers & Hot Flashes
My Ex's Wedding
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBrian Smith (m. 2000)
ChildrenAlex Gruenenfelder
RelativesJ. Kenneth Campbell (uncle)
Websitekimgruenenfelder.com

Kim Gruenenfelder is an American author and screenwriter. She became known for writing women's fiction, specifically romantic comedy fiction, novels.[1]

Her debut novel, A Total Waste of Makeup, has been published in six languages and eight international editions to date, and is followed by a sequel, Misery Loves Cabernet. Her next series began in 2010 with There's Cake in My Future, which was followed in 2013 by Keep Calm and Carry a Big Drink. Her fifth published novel, Love The Wine You're With, which details the adventures of a group of friends who open a wine bar, was released June 13, 2017. Her next novel Hangovers and Hot Flashes, released in December 2018, follows the lives of protagonists in their forties. Her latest novel is 2020's My Ex's Wedding.

In addition to her published novels, she has written screenplays, a stage play, and was also a writer for the television show Jeopardy!.[2] In 2016, she created the word "Eciah", which refers to a moment in your life when your future gets a lot brighter.

  1. ^ Jain, Anushka (March 3, 2020). "Author highlights middle-aged women by offering personal, authentic representation". Daily Bruin. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Flowers, Fifi (December 2, 2011). "Author Interview with Kim Gruenenfelder". Reading is Fashionable. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011.