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Seth Margolis

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Boston, The United States

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Fiction, Suspense, Mystery

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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: 3.71 · 602 ratings · 86 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Losing Isaiah 3.94 avg rating — 200 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 3.81 avg rating — 139 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 — 124 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 3.44 avg rating — 79 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 — 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 for our Group Read in August 2016?

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir

18 votes, 28.1%

Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London by Liza Picard

11 votes, 17.2%

The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

8 votes, 12.5%

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand

8 votes, 12.5%

Death and the Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I and the Dark Scandal That Rocked the Throne by Chris Skidmore

5 votes, 7.8%

The Semper Sonnet by Seth Margolis

5 votes, 7.8%

Catherine Howard: The Queen Whose Adulteries Made a Fool of Henry VIII by Lacey Baldwin Smith

2 votes, 3.1%

The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580 by R. Samuel Bawlf

2 votes, 3.1%

Revenge at Elsinore by John O'Donnell

2 votes, 3.1%

The Virgin's Daughter by Laura Andersen

2 votes, 3.1%

The Light in the Labyrinth by Wendy J. Dunn

1 vote, 1.6%

64 total votes

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