Candace Bushnell says new book is not about any SJP feud
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagicCandace Bushnell (r.) insists that her new book has nothing to do with any hatred she has towards her most well-known character Carrie Bradshaw or the actress who portayed her, Sarah Jessica Parker (l.).
Candace Bushnell is insisting her new book “Killing Monica” is not really about her desire to murder her most well-known character Carrie Bradshaw or about a feud with Sarah Jessica Parker.
At Bookcon Sunday in Manhattan, Bushnell claimed that the new book’s actress character, “SondraBeth Schnowzer,” is completely fictional.
“It’s frustrating,” Bushnell said. “Fiction is about the creation of an alternate universe. I mean it’s flattering that people think my books are based on things that happened.”
She pointed out that Schnowzer — SBS — who grew up in Montana, spent time in a religious group, and became a stripper before winning the part of Monica, is nothing like the real life SJP, who was born in Ohio and pursued acting from a young age before landing her most well-known role as Carrie in Sex and the City, the franchise that started with a series of articles Bushnell wrote in the New York Observer based on her own like life in New York.
“SondraBeth is like a female cowboy,” Bushnell said.
But the premise of “Killing Monica,” on sale in June, is that an author named Pandy Wallis is fed up with a powerful female character she made and with the actress who describes “Monica” in a series of blockbuster films.
At one point in the book Wallis gripes that Schnowzer has an $ 80 million fortune thanks to the Monica role while the author has only about $ 4 million in the bank.
The panel, “Telling Women’s Tales,” was moderated by Lily Koppel, who will see a TV series based on her own book The Astronaut Wives Club debut on ABC June 18th.
As the panel concluded Bushnell’s attempt to deny any desire to kill Carrie instead came off as explaining why she might seethe that when most of the world thinks Carrie Bradshaw, they think of Parker.
“I don’t want to kill Carrie Bradshaw,” Bushnell said. ” I kind of am Carrie Bradshaw, so it doesn’t make sense.”
After the panel, Bushnell signed books for a line of at least 100 fans, and boasted about a set of soon-to-be released emojis based on the book.
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