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Producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’ Debut Novel Pulls Back the Curtain on Agents and Ambition, With Some Help From J. Lo and Nora Ephron

Longtime film and TV producer and partner to Jennifer Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, talks her debut novel “Climbing in Heels.”

Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas has always had a knack for spotting talent, from the actors she signed decades ago as an agent at ICM to the stars she’s partnered with to produce impactful films and television. Goldsmith-Thomas — whose credits include “Maid in Manhattan,” “Hustlers” and the forthcoming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” — has just published her first novel, “ Climbing in Heels.” It’s her long-held dream in a town that is skeptical of established players making a pivot. No last name.” But in conversation with Variety, Goldsmith-Thomas speaks with deep emotion about overcoming her insecurities and taking advice from multi-hyphenates like Lopez and guardian angels past like Nora Ephron.

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