MUMBAI: Drew Barrymore will once again don the director‘s hat in the upcoming film How to Be Single, a New Line romantic comedy that she is also producing with her partner Nancy Juvonen of Flower Films.

Single is based on a novel of the same name written by Liz Tuccillo and published by Atria on 10 June, 2008. The film explores the loves lives and break-ups of a group of New Yorkers over the course of ten years. Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn wrote the adaptation.

Barrymore made her directing debut in 2009 with Whip It, while in 2004 she had helmed a documentary titled Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start.