Martha Frankel
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Martha Frankel is an American writer. She was born in the Bronx, New York.
She began her writing career at the original Details
magazine, writing a column about plastic surgery called Knifestyles of the Rich and Famous. She went on to write book reviews, essays and celebrity profiles for other magazines, such as Movieline
, Cosmopolitan
and The New Yorker
.
Her memoir, Hats & Eyeglasses, chronicling her family's lifelong love affair with gambling
, was published in 2008 (Tarcher/Penguin Group
). "Hats and eyeglasses" is an old gambling expression describing an unfortunate run at the table. In Frankel's childhood, gambling equated to friendship, food and laughter. "We bet on everything, from sports to how much our mothers would lose at Weight Watchers," Frankel recalls in the book.
Her second book, Brazilian Sexy: Secrets to Living a Gorgeous and Confident Life (co-written with Janea Padilha) was published in April 2010 (Perigee/Penguin Group).
Along with Doug Grunther, she is co-host of the Woodstock Roundtable, a Sunday morning radio talk show on WDST
in Woodstock, New York
. She is an advisory board member for the Woodstock Film Festival
; moderating an Actor’s Dialogue panel each year since the festival’s inception. Currently, she serves as executive director of the Woodstock Writers Fest.
Frankel is a winner of a New York Foundation for the Arts
(NYFFA) Award in creative nonfiction. She was the 1997 Philip Morris Fellow at the MacDowell Colony
, and the 2003 Artist-in-Residence at SUNY Ulster
, where she taught a class in memoir
writing.
She has resided in the upstate New York town of Boiceville
for over 30 years, with her husband, artist Steve Heller.
She began her writing career at the original Details
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...
magazine, writing a column about plastic surgery called Knifestyles of the Rich and Famous. She went on to write book reviews, essays and celebrity profiles for other magazines, such as Movieline
Movieline
Movieline is a website, formerly a Los Angeles-based film and entertainment magazine, started in 1985 as a local magazine and went national in 1989. Known for its cult status and popularity among film critics, the magazine eventually was retooled and named Movieline's Hollywood Life. The magazine...
, Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
and The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
.
Her memoir, Hats & Eyeglasses, chronicling her family's lifelong love affair with gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
, was published in 2008 (Tarcher/Penguin Group
Penguin Group
The Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations...
). "Hats and eyeglasses" is an old gambling expression describing an unfortunate run at the table. In Frankel's childhood, gambling equated to friendship, food and laughter. "We bet on everything, from sports to how much our mothers would lose at Weight Watchers," Frankel recalls in the book.
Her second book, Brazilian Sexy: Secrets to Living a Gorgeous and Confident Life (co-written with Janea Padilha) was published in April 2010 (Perigee/Penguin Group).
Along with Doug Grunther, she is co-host of the Woodstock Roundtable, a Sunday morning radio talk show on WDST
WDST
WDST is a radio station licensed to Woodstock, New York. The station is owned by CHET-5 Broadcasting and broadcasts with 3 kW ERP from a tower in the Town of Kingston.WDST also broadcasts one translator:...
in Woodstock, New York
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, down from 6,241 at the 2000 census.The Town of Woodstock is in the northern part of the county...
. She is an advisory board member for the Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock Film Festival
The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was begun in 1999. The festival was first conceived as a part of the Woodstock '99 Music and Arts Festival, with movies being screened as part of that event.-History:...
; moderating an Actor’s Dialogue panel each year since the festival’s inception. Currently, she serves as executive director of the Woodstock Writers Fest.
Frankel is a winner of a New York Foundation for the Arts
New York Foundation for the Arts
The New York Foundation for the Arts was created in conjunction the in 1971. The organization gives grants to individual artists and writers and developing arts organizations with a mission to '.'-NYFA's Programs:...
(NYFFA) Award in creative nonfiction. She was the 1997 Philip Morris Fellow at the MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony
The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A., founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, pianist and wife of composer Edward MacDowell. She established the institution and its endowment chiefly with donated funds...
, and the 2003 Artist-in-Residence at SUNY Ulster
Ulster County Community College
SUNY Ulster is a public two-year college supported by Ulster County, New York and the State University of New York. The main campus is located in Stone Ridge, New York...
, where she taught a class in memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
writing.
She has resided in the upstate New York town of Boiceville
Boiceville, New York
Boiceville is a community in Ulster County, New York, USA. Boiceville is located at the intersection with New York State Route 28 and New York State Route 28A, within Catskill State Park. The community is located at .-Education:...
for over 30 years, with her husband, artist Steve Heller.
External links
- http://woodstockwritersfest.com/
- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/07/garden/07frankel.html?_r=2&ref=garden&oref=slogin
- http://www.hvmag.com/Hudson-Valley-Magazine/September-2008/Wild-Card/
- http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2008/02/book_notes_mart.html
- http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/03/19/life/doc49c1563d45667420926320.txt