Judith Rossner (born Judith Louise Perelman; March 31, 1935 – August 9, 2005) was an American novelist, best known for her acclaimed best sellers Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1975) and August (1983). == Life and career, 1935–1973 == Born in New York City to a Jewish family, on March 31, 1935, Rossner was raised in the Bronx. Her father, Joseph Perelman, was a textile official; her mother, Dorothy (Shapiro) Perelman, was a public school-teacher. Rossner wanted to be a writer, even before she could …