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Seth Margolis is an American writer. He is known for his fiction novels.

Background

Seth Margolis was born in Harrison, New York, United States to the family of Karl L. Margolis and Marjorie J. Margolis. His was a chairman of the Lerner Stores Corporation and a vice chairman of the McCrory Corporation in New York. His mother founded the Westchester Alliance for Criminal and Juvenile Justice in White Plains.

Education

Seth Margolis studied at Rye Country Day School. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Rochester and a Master of Business Administration in marketing from the New York University’s Stern School of Business Administration.

Career

Seth Margolis is the author of several critically acclaimed novels including Losing Isaiah, which was adapted into a film of the same name starring Halle Berry.

When not writing fiction, Margolis 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.

Achievements

  • Seth Margolis managed to achieve the status of an internationally published author. His mysteries and thrillers have been translated into ten languages. His novel Losing Isaiah was made into a movie starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry.

Works

  • book

    • Perfect Angel

      (Hypnotising her friends into forgetting the letters D and...)

      1997
    • Closing Costs

      (When Peggy Gimmel decides to sell the apartment she bough...)

      2006
    • Disillusions

      (A woman fleeing an abusive relationship is entangled in a...)

      2015
    • False Faces

      (Alison, a young, single Manhattan retail buyer, first met...)

      1991
All works

Connections

Seth Margolis married an account executive Carole Zellner on June 19, 1988. They live in New York City. They have two grown children, Maggie and Jack.

Father:
Karl L. Margolis

Mother:
Marjorie J. Margolis

Wife:
Carole Zellner

Daughter:
Maggie Margolis

Son:
Jack Margolis