Jennette McCurdy on female rage and reclaiming authority

"In 2022, Jennette McCurdy released her memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died, a brutally honest portrait of her life as a former child star, her battle with eating disorders, and, as the title would suggest, her rather complicated relationship with her mother."

"The book has spent more than 80 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list with over three million copies sold. It's currently being adapted into an Apple TV+ series with Jennifer Aniston playing McCurdy's mom, and McCurdy serving as co-writer, co-executive producer, and co-showrunner."

""Writing has always been in my bones," McCurdy says in the latest episode of Fast Company's podcast Creative Control. "It's always been my mode of processing and making sense of the world.""

"Half His Age follows Waldo, a 17 year old high school student who enters into an affair with her married English teacher, Mr. Korgy. It's an unflinching and often visceral exploration of power dynamics, desire, and, most of all, to McCurdy, "female rage.""

Jennette McCurdy released I'm Glad My Mom Died in 2022, a brutally honest portrait of life as a former child star, her battle with eating disorders, and her complicated relationship with her mother. The memoir sold over three million copies and spent more than 80 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. An Apple TV+ adaptation is underway with Jennifer Aniston cast as McCurdy's mother; McCurdy will serve as co-executive producer, co-showrunner, and a creative lead. McCurdy left acting to appease her mother and support family. She reclaimed storytelling as her creative North Star and published the novel Half His Age, which explores power, desire, and female rage.

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