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American author and pundit (born 1978)
Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978[1] ) is an American writer, journalist, author, political commentator, and podcaster.
Early life [ edit ]
Jong-Fast is the daughter of novelist Erica Jong [2] and author Jonathan Fast , and the granddaughter of Howard Fast .[3] Her family is Jewish .[4] Her parents divorced when she was young and she was raised as an only child .[5] She has stated that her nanny "raised [her] Catholic ," though she does not receive the sacraments .[6]
Jong-Fast graduated from the Riverdale Country School .[7] She attended Barnard College of Columbia University prior to receiving a Master of Fine Arts at Bennington College in 2004.[8]
Jong-Fast is the author of two novels; Normal Girl [9] and The Social Climber's Handbook, [10] and a memoir; Girl [Maladjusted] ,[10] originally published as The Sex Doctors in the Basement .[11] [12]
After the 2016 election, Jong-Fast began focusing her writing on politics.[13] She became a regular contributor to The Forward ,[14] The Bulwark ,[15] Playboy ,[16] Glamour ,[17] and Vogue .[18]
In December 2019, Jong-Fast became an editor-at-large at The Daily Beast , hosting the podcast The New Abnormal .[19] [8]
In November 2021, Jong-Fast became a contributing writer at The Atlantic ,[20] and the writer of The Atlantic's Wait, What? newsletter.[21]
In 2022, Jong-Fast joined Vanity Fair as a special correspondent and began hosting the Fast Politics iHeart Media podcast.
In January 2024, Jong-Fast joined MSNBC News as a political analyst. [22]
Kirkus Reviews has described her as "the Joan Rivers for slackers ".[12]
Personal life [ edit ]
In 2003, Jong-Fast married CUNY professor Matthew Adlai Greenfield.[23] [24] They have three children.[25]
Jong-Fast is a cousin of Lebanese-American political strategist Peter Daou [26] and has written about her experience with Alcoholics Anonymous .[27]
Publications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Templin, Charlotte, ed. (2002). Conversations with Erica Jong . University Press of Mississippi. p. xxi. ISBN 978-1-57806-510-3 .
^ Pressler, Jessica (June 3, 2011). "Fear of Talking About Sex" . Intelligencer. New York Magazine . Retrieved June 3, 2011 .
^ Jong-Fast, Molly (February 26, 2019). "My Mother's Daughter" . New York Review of Books . Retrieved February 26, 2019 .
^ Jong-Fast, Molly (2006). "Tell Me About Your Mother" . In Ellenson, Ruth Andrew (ed.). The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt . New York: Plume. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-452-28748-8 . I guess I should give you a little family history. We are Jews.
^ "Why Molly Jong-Fast wrote about the sex life of her famous mother, Erica Jong" . The Current. CBC Radio . March 6, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2022 .
^ "Molly Jong-Fast" . www.lukeford.net . Retrieved September 21, 2023 .
^ Roug, Louise (September 10, 2001). "She's Her Mother's Daughter, but Her Life's Plot Is All Her Own" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 19, 2023 .
^ a b "Molly Jong-Fast" . LinkedIn . Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ Rosenfeld, Lucinda (July 16, 2000). "Sex, Drugs, Etc" . Books. The New York Times .
^ a b Webster, Camilla (May 6, 2011). "The Social Climber's Handbook: The Murderous State of Womanhood" . Forbes . Retrieved February 22, 2017 .
^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Sex Doctors in the Basement: True Stories from a Semi-Celebrity Childhood by Molly Jong-Fast" . Publishers Weekly . April 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
^ a b "The Sex Doctors in the Basement" . Kirkus Reviews . January 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022 .
^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (November 6, 2022). "How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom" . The New York Times .
^ "Molly Jong-Fast Archives" .
^ "Articles by Molly Jong-Fast" . The Bulwark . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
^ "Molly Jong-Fast: Playboy Contributing Editor" . Playboy . Retrieved January 19, 2020 .
^ "Molly Jong-Fast" . Glamour . Retrieved January 14, 2020 .
^ "Molly Jong-Fast" . Vogue . Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ " 'The New Abnormal' Hosts Molly Jong-Fast & Andy Levy Ask and Answer 20 Stupid Questions" . The Daily Beast . December 26, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "All Stories By MOLLY JONG-FAST" . The Atlantic . Retrieved September 21, 2020 .
^ "Wait, What?" . The Atlantic . Retrieved April 10, 2022 .
^ "MSNBC Author Molly Jong-Fast" . MSNBC .
^ Grossman, Anna Jane (March 3, 2003). "Countdown to Bliss: Matthew Greenfield and Molly Jong-Fast" . Observer . New York. Retrieved March 3, 2003 .
^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Molly Jong-Fast, Matthew Greenfield" . The New York Times . November 2, 2003. Retrieved November 2, 2003 .
^ Richardson, Davis (June 6, 2019). "Molly Jong-Fast Throws the Perfect Dinner Party for Political Operatives, Pundits, and Upper East Side Princesses" . Interview . Retrieved June 6, 2019 .
^ Klion, David (December 3, 2019). "What Happened to Peter Daou?" . The New Republic . Retrieved June 19, 2023 .
^ Jong-Fast, Molly (August 26, 2020). "I Won't Drink Today, and I Won't Get the Virus Today" . The Atlantic .
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