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Seth Margolis

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Born

Boston, The United States

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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. 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: 3.74 · 641 ratings · 100 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Losing Isaiah 3.93 avg rating — 203 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 3.83 avg rating — 154 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 3.22 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2006 — 13 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 — 80 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 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	For She Had Eyes 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	False Faces 3.58 avg rating — 12 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

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What book about the Tudors or Tudor England would you like for the group to read together in March 2017?

My Lady of Cleves: A Novel of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves by Margaret Campbell Barnes

14 votes, 21.2%

The Tudor Bride by Joanna Hickson

8 votes, 12.1%

The Private Lives of the Tudors by Tracy Borman

8 votes, 12.1%

Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter

8 votes, 12.1%

Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII's Most Faithful Servant by Tracy Borman

8 votes, 12.1%

Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years by John Guy

7 votes, 10.6%

Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters by Wendy J. Dunn

6 votes, 9.1%

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

4 votes, 6.1%

Royal Inheritance by Kate Emerson

3 votes, 4.5%

The Semper Sonnet by Seth Margolis

0 votes, 0.0%

66 total votes

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