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Seth Margolis

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Boston, The United States

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http://www.sethmargolis.com/

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Fiction, Suspense, Mystery

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August 2013

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Seth is a writer whose most recent novel, THE SEMPER SONNET, will be published on April 19. He is the author of six earlier novels, including LOSING ISAIAH, which was made into a film starring Halle Berry and Jessica Lange.

Seth lives with his wife, Carole, in New York City. They have two grown children, Maggie and Jack. Seth received a BA in English from the University of Rochester and an MBA in marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business Administration. When not writing fiction, he is a branding consultant for a wide range of companies, primarily in the financial services, technology and pharmaceutical industries. He has written articles for the New York Times and other publications on travel and entertainment.

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Average rating: 3.68 · 574 ratings · 85 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Losing Isaiah 3.92 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1993 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Semper Sonnet 3.74 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Closing Costs 3.20 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Angel 3.46 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1997 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Presidents' Day 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Faces 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanishing Act 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disillusions 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cup of Elijah it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ein mörderisches Spiel. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like to have as our Group Read in September 2016?

Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York by Samantha Wilcoxson

13 votes, 26.0%

How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life by Ruth Goodman

7 votes, 14.0%

The Statesman And The Fanatic: Thomas Wolsey And Thomas More by Jasper Ridley

6 votes, 12.0%

The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson

5 votes, 10.0%

Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen by Tracy Borman

5 votes, 10.0%

The Pleasure Palace by Kate Emerson

4 votes, 8.0%

The Private Lives of the Tudors by Tracy Borman

3 votes, 6.0%

Jane the Quene by Janet Ambrosi Wertman

2 votes, 4.0%

John Dudley: The Life of Lady Jane Grey's Father-in-Law by Christine Hartweg

2 votes, 4.0%

The Semper Sonnet by Seth Margolis

2 votes, 4.0%

The King's Daughter by Barbara Kyle

1 vote, 2.0%

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