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Jennifer Solow
BornPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationAuthor and entrepreneur
Alma materWinchester Thurston School and the Rhode Island School of Design
Notable workThe Booster (2006)

Jennifer Solow is an American novelist, publisher and entrepreneur, and the author of The Aristobrats[1][2] and The Booster.[3] In 2021 she became the publisher of Edible Hudson Valley, Edible Westchester, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn.[4] She is the founder of Doorstep Market.[5][6]

Formative years[edit]

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Solow is a daughter of architect David Solow and Fox Chapel Country Day School teacher Nan Solow. Raised in that city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, Jennifer Solow graduated from Winchester Thurston School and the Rhode Island School of Design.[7]

Advertising career[edit]

Employed in the field of advertising, Solow rose through the ranks to become "the managing partner and creative director of Kirshenbaum Bond in San Francisco," and created advertising campaigns for the Target Corporation, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Less than six months after the September 11 attacks in 2001, she resigned from her position to focus on her family and writing.[8]

Writing career[edit]

Her first novel was The Booster, which was released by Atria Books in 2007.[9][10] According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, her "finely crafted novel received a starred review from Publishers Weekly" in 2006.[11]

Selected works[edit]

  • Solow, Jennifer (2006). The Booster. New York: Atria. ISBN 0-7432-8183-7.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aristobrats". Publishers Weekly. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "The Aristrobrats". Kirkus Reviews. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "The Booster". Publishers Weekly. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ Eisenpress, Cara (4 November 2021). "After acquisition, niche mag renews drive to cover city's food world". Crain's New York. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ Griffin, Grace (26 November 2020). "Doorstep Market curates locally made products". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ Marsh, Kelly. "Artisans are getting creative." Poughkeepsie, New York: Poughkeepsie Journal, December 9, 2020, pp. B1, B4 (subscription required).
  7. ^ Rouvalis, Cristina. "Solow act." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 4, 2006, pp. C1, C2 (subscription required).
  8. ^ Rouvalis, "Solow act," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 4, 2006.
  9. ^ Curl, Paul. "Shoplifter Hides Behind 'Her Birthright.'" Tampa, Florida: The Tampa Tribune, June 18, 2006, Baylife section, p. 7 (subscription required).
  10. ^ Iaciofano, Carol. "A girl who's got it all, but takes some more." Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, March 21, 2006, p. 31 (subscription required).
  11. ^ Rouvalis, "Solow act," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 4, 2006.

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