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Molly Jong-Fast | |
|---|---|
 Jong-Fast in 2023 | |
| Born | August 19, 1978 |
| Education |
Barnard College (
BA) Bennington College ( MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, editor |
| Spouse |
Matthew Greenfield (
m. 2003) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) |
Erica Jong Jonathan Fast |
| Relatives | Howard Fast (grandfather) |
Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978 [1]) is an American writer, journalist, author, political commentator, and podcaster.
Early life
Jong-Fast is the daughter of novelist Erica Jong [2] and author Jonathan Fast, and the granddaughter of Howard Fast. [3] Her family is Jewish. [4] Her parents divorced when she was young and she was raised as an only child. [5] She has stated that her nanny "raised [her] Catholic," though she does not receive the sacraments. [6]
Jong-Fast graduated from the Riverdale Country School. [7] She attended Barnard College of Columbia University prior to receiving a Master of Fine Arts at Bennington College in 2004. [8]
Career
Jong-Fast is the author of two novels; Normal Girl [9] and The Social Climber's Handbook, [10] and a memoir; Girl [Maladjusted], [10] originally published as The Sex Doctors in the Basement. [11] [12]
After the 2016 election, Jong-Fast began focusing her writing on politics. [13] She became a regular contributor to The Forward, [14] The Bulwark, [15] Playboy, [16] Glamour, [17] and Vogue. [18]
In December 2019, Jong-Fast became an editor-at-large at The Daily Beast, hosting the podcast The New Abnormal. [19] [8]
In November 2021, Jong-Fast became a contributing writer at The Atlantic, [20] and the writer of The Atlantic's Wait, What? newsletter. [21]
In 2022, Jong-Fast joined Vanity Fair as a special correspondent and began hosting the Fast Politics iHeart Media podcast.
In January 2024, Jong-Fast joined MSNBC News as a political analyst. [22]
Kirkus Reviews has described her as "the Joan Rivers for slackers". [12]
Personal life
In 2003, Jong-Fast married CUNY professor Matthew Adlai Greenfield. [23] [24] They have three children. [25] Jong-Fast is a cousin of Lebanese-American political strategist Peter Daou [26] and has written about her experience with Alcoholics Anonymous. [27]
Publications
- Normal Girl (2000). ISBN 0-37-575759-7
- The Sex Doctors in the Basement: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood (2005). ISBN 1-40-006144-X.
- Girl [Maladjusted]: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood (2006). ISBN 0-81-297074-8
- The Social Climber's Handbook: A novel (2011). ISBN 0-34-550189-6
References
- ^ Templin, Charlotte, ed. (2002). Conversations with Erica Jong. University Press of Mississippi. p. xxi. ISBN 978-1-57806-510-3.
- ^ Pressler, Jessica (June 3, 2011). "Fear of Talking About Sex". Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Jong-Fast, Molly (February 26, 2019). "My Mother's Daughter". New York Review of Books. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
-
^ Jong-Fast, Molly (2006).
"Tell Me About Your Mother". In Ellenson, Ruth Andrew (ed.). The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt. New York: Plume. p. 19.
ISBN
978-0-452-28748-8.
I guess I should give you a little family history. We are Jews.
- ^ "Why Molly Jong-Fast wrote about the sex life of her famous mother, Erica Jong". The Current. CBC Radio. March 6, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast". www.lukeford.net. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Roug, Louise (September 10, 2001). "She's Her Mother's Daughter, but Her Life's Plot Is All Her Own". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Molly Jong-Fast". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Lucinda (July 16, 2000). "Sex, Drugs, Etc". Books. The New York Times.
- ^ a b Webster, Camilla (May 6, 2011). "The Social Climber's Handbook: The Murderous State of Womanhood". Forbes. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Sex Doctors in the Basement: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood by Molly Jong-Fast". Publishers Weekly. April 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Sex Doctors in the Basement". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (November 6, 2022). "How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom". The New York Times.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast Archives".
- ^ "Articles by Molly Jong-Fast". The Bulwark. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast: Playboy Contributing Editor". Playboy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast". Glamour. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast". Vogue. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "'The New Abnormal' Hosts Molly Jong-Fast & Andy Levy Ask and Answer 20 Stupid Questions". The Daily Beast. December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "All Stories By MOLLY JONG-FAST". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Wait, What?". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "MSNBC Author Molly Jong-Fast". MSNBC.
- ^ Grossman, Anna Jane (March 3, 2003). "Countdown to Bliss: Matthew Greenfield and Molly Jong-Fast". Observer. New York. Retrieved March 3, 2003.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Molly Jong-Fast, Matthew Greenfield". The New York Times. November 2, 2003. Retrieved November 2, 2003.
- ^ Richardson, Davis (June 6, 2019). "Molly Jong-Fast Throws the Perfect Dinner Party for Political Operatives, Pundits, and Upper East Side Princesses". Interview. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Klion, David (December 3, 2019). "What Happened to Peter Daou?". The New Republic. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Jong-Fast, Molly (August 26, 2020). "I Won't Drink Today, and I Won't Get the Virus Today". The Atlantic.
Further reading
- Pengelly, Martin (March 7, 2021). "'Talk to me': Molly Jong-Fast on podcasting in the new abnormal". The Guardian.
- Richardson, Davis (June 6, 2019). "Molly Jong-Fast Throws the Perfect Dinner Party for Political Operatives, Pundits, and Upper East Side Princesses". Interview Magazine.
External links
- Molly Jong-Fast on Mastodon on the Fediverse
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| This article may rely excessively on sources
too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being
verifiable and
neutral. (May 2022) |
Molly Jong-Fast | |
|---|---|
|
Jong-Fast in 2023 | |
| Born | August 19, 1978 |
| Education |
Barnard College (
BA) Bennington College ( MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, editor |
| Spouse |
Matthew Greenfield (
m. 2003) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) |
Erica Jong Jonathan Fast |
| Relatives | Howard Fast (grandfather) |
Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978 [1]) is an American writer, journalist, author, political commentator, and podcaster.
Early life
Jong-Fast is the daughter of novelist Erica Jong [2] and author Jonathan Fast, and the granddaughter of Howard Fast. [3] Her family is Jewish. [4] Her parents divorced when she was young and she was raised as an only child. [5] She has stated that her nanny "raised [her] Catholic," though she does not receive the sacraments. [6]
Jong-Fast graduated from the Riverdale Country School. [7] She attended Barnard College of Columbia University prior to receiving a Master of Fine Arts at Bennington College in 2004. [8]
Career
Jong-Fast is the author of two novels; Normal Girl [9] and The Social Climber's Handbook, [10] and a memoir; Girl [Maladjusted], [10] originally published as The Sex Doctors in the Basement. [11] [12]
After the 2016 election, Jong-Fast began focusing her writing on politics. [13] She became a regular contributor to The Forward, [14] The Bulwark, [15] Playboy, [16] Glamour, [17] and Vogue. [18]
In December 2019, Jong-Fast became an editor-at-large at The Daily Beast, hosting the podcast The New Abnormal. [19] [8]
In November 2021, Jong-Fast became a contributing writer at The Atlantic, [20] and the writer of The Atlantic's Wait, What? newsletter. [21]
In 2022, Jong-Fast joined Vanity Fair as a special correspondent and began hosting the Fast Politics iHeart Media podcast.
In January 2024, Jong-Fast joined MSNBC News as a political analyst. [22]
Kirkus Reviews has described her as "the Joan Rivers for slackers". [12]
Personal life
In 2003, Jong-Fast married CUNY professor Matthew Adlai Greenfield. [23] [24] They have three children. [25] Jong-Fast is a cousin of Lebanese-American political strategist Peter Daou [26] and has written about her experience with Alcoholics Anonymous. [27]
Publications
- Normal Girl (2000). ISBN 0-37-575759-7
- The Sex Doctors in the Basement: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood (2005). ISBN 1-40-006144-X.
- Girl [Maladjusted]: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood (2006). ISBN 0-81-297074-8
- The Social Climber's Handbook: A novel (2011). ISBN 0-34-550189-6
References
- ^ Templin, Charlotte, ed. (2002). Conversations with Erica Jong. University Press of Mississippi. p. xxi. ISBN 978-1-57806-510-3.
- ^ Pressler, Jessica (June 3, 2011). "Fear of Talking About Sex". Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Jong-Fast, Molly (February 26, 2019). "My Mother's Daughter". New York Review of Books. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
-
^ Jong-Fast, Molly (2006).
"Tell Me About Your Mother". In Ellenson, Ruth Andrew (ed.). The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt. New York: Plume. p. 19.
ISBN
978-0-452-28748-8.
I guess I should give you a little family history. We are Jews.
- ^ "Why Molly Jong-Fast wrote about the sex life of her famous mother, Erica Jong". The Current. CBC Radio. March 6, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast". www.lukeford.net. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Roug, Louise (September 10, 2001). "She's Her Mother's Daughter, but Her Life's Plot Is All Her Own". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Molly Jong-Fast". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Lucinda (July 16, 2000). "Sex, Drugs, Etc". Books. The New York Times.
- ^ a b Webster, Camilla (May 6, 2011). "The Social Climber's Handbook: The Murderous State of Womanhood". Forbes. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Sex Doctors in the Basement: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood by Molly Jong-Fast". Publishers Weekly. April 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Sex Doctors in the Basement". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (November 6, 2022). "How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom". The New York Times.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast Archives".
- ^ "Articles by Molly Jong-Fast". The Bulwark. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast: Playboy Contributing Editor". Playboy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast". Glamour. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Molly Jong-Fast". Vogue. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "'The New Abnormal' Hosts Molly Jong-Fast & Andy Levy Ask and Answer 20 Stupid Questions". The Daily Beast. December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "All Stories By MOLLY JONG-FAST". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Wait, What?". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "MSNBC Author Molly Jong-Fast". MSNBC.
- ^ Grossman, Anna Jane (March 3, 2003). "Countdown to Bliss: Matthew Greenfield and Molly Jong-Fast". Observer. New York. Retrieved March 3, 2003.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Molly Jong-Fast, Matthew Greenfield". The New York Times. November 2, 2003. Retrieved November 2, 2003.
- ^ Richardson, Davis (June 6, 2019). "Molly Jong-Fast Throws the Perfect Dinner Party for Political Operatives, Pundits, and Upper East Side Princesses". Interview. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Klion, David (December 3, 2019). "What Happened to Peter Daou?". The New Republic. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Jong-Fast, Molly (August 26, 2020). "I Won't Drink Today, and I Won't Get the Virus Today". The Atlantic.
Further reading
- Pengelly, Martin (March 7, 2021). "'Talk to me': Molly Jong-Fast on podcasting in the new abnormal". The Guardian.
- Richardson, Davis (June 6, 2019). "Molly Jong-Fast Throws the Perfect Dinner Party for Political Operatives, Pundits, and Upper East Side Princesses". Interview Magazine.
External links
- Molly Jong-Fast on Mastodon on the Fediverse
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
|
| This article about a United States biographer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American biographers
- American memoirists
- American women memoirists
- American women novelists
- Jewish American novelists
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- Bennington College alumni
- Barnard College alumni
- American biographer stubs