Carol Weston

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Carol Weston

Carol Weston at the New York Society Library in 2009
Born Carol Weston
(1956-09-11) September 11, 1956
Occupation Author
Nationality American
Genres Children's Literature and Advice
Spouse(s) Rob Ackerman
www.carolweston.com

Carol Weston (born September 11, 1956) is an American writer. The author of twelve books, both fiction and non-fiction, she has been the "Dear Carol" advice columnist at Girls' Life since the magazine's first issue in 1994.[1][2][3][4] Her next novel is Ava and Pip.

Biography

At Yale University, Weston majored in French and Spanish Comparative Literature, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1978. Her senior thesis was on "Don Juan and Woman" and she was a member of the Elizabethan Club. She earned her Masters in Spanish from Middlebury College in 1979. Weston also studied at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York, and spent her senior year of high school in Rennes, France, with School Year Abroad in 1974.[5]

Weston's first book, Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You, (HarperCollins), came out in four editions, and has been in print since 1985. It was translated into many languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Vietnamese, Romanian, Bulgarian, Indonesian, Latvian, and Polish.[6] Her first novel, The Diary of Melanie Martin, (Knopf), was translated into Italian and Czech, and became a four-book series for children. It features the adventures of Melanie Martin, age ten, and her brother, Matt the Brat, in Italy, Holland, Spain, and New York.[7]

Weston has been a guest on The Today Show, The View, 48 Hours, Oprah, Montel Williams, and other shows and has given talks at scores of schools around the United States and in Canada.[8] Her online video advice for adults and girls can be found at Howdini and on her YouTube Channel GirltalkWithCarol. She is a judge of the Young Writers Award at the New York Society Library.[9]

Besides Girltalk and The Diary of Melanie Martin, Weston's books include For Girls Only, For Teens Only, Private and Personal, How to Honeymoon, Melanie Martin Goes Dutch, With Love From Spain, Melanie Martin, Melanie in Manhattan, and a "momoir" called From Here to Maternity. Of For Girls Only, USA Today said, "There are so many dumb advice books that it's a pleasure to find one that really works."[10]

Weston's first national byline was in Seventeen when she was 19.[11] Her articles and essays have since appeared in many publications including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Brides, Parents, American Way, American Baby, Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, and Cigar Aficionado. She wrote quizzes for Seventeen and Cosmopolitan, essays for Glamour and McCall's, and picturebook reviews for Redbook, before focusing on her own books and advice column. As of 2013, the New York Times has published 33 of her Letters to the Editor.[12]

Weston is the daughter of writers. Her father, William Weston, was a writer, director, and producer of documentaries including The Soviet Woman and the Peabody-winning television show The Last Word.[13] Her mother, poet and author Marybeth Weston Lobdell, was the garden editor of House & Garden.[14] Her brothers are Eric Weston and author Mark Weston.

Weston and her husband, playwright Rob Ackerman, met in Madrid, Spain, and have lived in Manhattan since 1985. They have two daughters and a cat.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Carol Weston Dear Teen Dear Abby". Newsweek. Jan 25, 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Advice from Carol Weston". Girls' Life Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  3. ↑ Schwager, Istar. "Interview with Carol Weston". Creative Parents. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ Lombroso, Linda (9 October 2004). "Straight Talk for Girls Today". The Journal News. 
  5. ↑ Eberhart, Regan. "Dear Carol". Middlebury Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ Ellis, Mark (12 October 2004). "Don't hurry to grow up, advice columnist urges". The Columbus Dispatch. 
  7. ↑ Heller, Karen (29 February 2005). "Literary Livewire". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 
  8. ↑ Susan, Avery (4 July 2005). "Top Five Books for Summer Reading". New York Magazine. 
  9. ↑ "Carol Weston". New York Society Library Kids. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  10. ↑ Kelly, Katy (23 April 1998). "Lessons, not lectures, in a book for young girls". USA Today. 
  11. ↑ "Talking Shop With Carol Weston". Big Apple Parent. April 2005. 
  12. ↑ "The New York Times: Search". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  13. ↑ "The Soviet Woman (TV)". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 27 June 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Marybeth Weston Wed in Greenwich". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Carol Weston, A Writer, Sets Aug. 28 Bridal". New York TImes. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 

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