Hoffman drew upon archival research, including some provided by the Anne Frank House, in writing about the Netherlands in the early 1940s after the Nazis invaded. In July 1942, a month after 13 ...

Alice Hoffman was something of a prodigy novelist in 1977, when she was 25 years old and published her first novel, "Property Of." The critics praised her luminous voice, but Ms. Hoffman was not ...

When an editor asked Alice Hoffman to write a novel about Anne Frank, the prolific author didn’t think of the complexity of the research or the enormity of the subject matter.

Alice Hoffman. (Courtesy, Scribner) The lack of moral complexity is not all to the good in “The Museum.” The professor starts out as if there is a fair amount of gray in his character.

Alice Hoffman’s statement, which was conveyed by her publicist, Camille McDuffie at Goldberg McDuffie Communications, reads: I feel this whole situation has been completely blown out of proportion.

This radiant finale reminds us what a satisfying novelist Alice Hoffman can be, when she feels like it. Smith reviews frequently for the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post.

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But then Hoffman’s next tweet bordered on harassment: “If you want to tell Roberta Silman off her phone is [Silman’s number here]. [Silman’s email here].

With the cooperation of the Anne Frank House, a novel based on Frank’s life immediately before she began keeping a diary will be released in September by the children’s publisher Scholastic.

Darkening sky Hoffman’s writing explores and celebrates the complex relationships between mothers and daughters, sisters and friends. Her Modern Love essay, in 2021, made that explicit.

“When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary,” written by bestselling author Alice Hoffman, is scheduled for Sept. 17.