Molly Jong-Fast

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Molly Jong-Fast
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Jong-Fast in 2023
Born (1978-08-19) August 19, 1978 (age 46)
Education Barnard College (BA)
Bennington College (MFA)
Occupation(s)Writer, editor
Spouse
Matthew Greenfield
​
(m. 2003)​
Children3
Parent(s) Erica Jong
Jonathan Fast
Relatives Howard Fast (grandfather)

Molly Jong-Fast (born August 19, 1978 [1] ) is an American writer, journalist, author, political commentator, and podcaster.

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Early life

Jong-Fast is the daughter of novelist Erica Jong [2] and author Jonathan Fast, and the granddaughter of writer Howard Fast. [3] She was raised in a Jewish family, though she has mentioned that her nanny "raised [her] Catholic," despite not partaking in the sacraments. [4] Her parents divorced during her childhood, and she was raised as an only child. [5]

Jong-Fast graduated from the Riverdale Country School and attended Barnard College before earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from Bennington College in 2004. [6] [7]

Career

Jong-Fast is the author of two novels, Normal Girl [8] and The Social Climber's Handbook, [9] and a memoir, Girl [Maladjusted], [9] or The Sex Doctors in the Basement. [10] [11]

After the 2016 election, Jong-Fast began focusing her writing on politics. [12] She became a regular contributor to The Forward, [13] The Bulwark , [14] Playboy , [15] Glamour , [16] and Vogue. [17]

In December 2019, Jong-Fast became an editor-at-large at The Daily Beast , hosting the podcast The New Abnormal. [18] [7]

In November 2021, Jong-Fast became a contributing writer at The Atlantic , [19] and the writer of The Atlantic'sWait, What? newsletter. [20]

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 as a political analyst. [21]

Kirkus Reviews has described her as "the Joan Rivers for slackers". [11]

Personal life

In 2003, Jong-Fast married CUNY professor Matthew Adlai Greenfield. [22] [23] They have three children. [24] Jong-Fast is a cousin of Lebanese-American political strategist Peter Daou [25] and has written about her experience with Alcoholics Anonymous. [26]

Publications

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References

  1. ↑ Templin, Charlotte, ed. (2002). Conversations with Erica Jong. University Press of Mississippi. p. xxi. ISBN   978-1-57806-510-3.
  2. ↑ Pressler, Jessica (June 3, 2011). "Fear of Talking About Sex" . Intelligencer. New York Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ Jong-Fast, Molly (February 26, 2019). "My Mother's Daughter" . New York Review of Books. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 "Molly Jong-Fast" . LinkedIn. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ Rosenfeld, Lucinda (July 16, 2000). "Sex, Drugs, Etc" . Books. The New York Times .
  9. 1 2 Webster, Camilla (May 6, 2011). "The Social Climber's Handbook: The Murderous State of Womanhood". Forbes . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. 1 2 "The Sex Doctors in the Basement". Kirkus Reviews. January 1, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ Grynbaum, Michael M. (November 6, 2022). "How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ "Molly Jong-Fast Archives".
  14. ↑ "Articles by Molly Jong-Fast". The Bulwark. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Molly Jong-Fast: Playboy Contributing Editor". Playboy. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Molly Jong-Fast". Glamour. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Molly Jong-Fast". Vogue. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  18. ↑ "'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.
  19. ↑ "All Stories By MOLLY JONG-FAST". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Wait, What?". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  21. ↑ "MSNBC Author Molly Jong-Fast". MSNBC .
  22. ↑ Grossman, Anna Jane (March 3, 2003). "Countdown to Bliss: Matthew Greenfield and Molly Jong-Fast". Observer. New York. Retrieved March 3, 2003.
  23. ↑ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Molly Jong-Fast, Matthew Greenfield" . The New York Times. November 2, 2003. Retrieved November 2, 2003.
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ Klion, David (December 3, 2019). "What Happened to Peter Daou?". The New Republic. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  26. ↑ 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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