Kuffel, Frances 1956-

PERSONAL:

Born December 12, 1956, in Missoula, MT; daughter of Leonard Edmund (a physician) and Marie (a lay minister of the Roman Catholic church; maiden name, Streeter) Kuffel. Education: University of Montana, B.A. (English), B.A. (religious studies), 1982; Cornell University, M.F.A., 1984. Politics:Liberal. Religion: "Laughing Catholic."

ADDRESSES:

Agent—Fredrica Friedman, Fredrica S. Friedman and Co., Inc., 136 E. 57th St., 14th Fl., New York, NY 10022.

CAREER:

Writer and agent. Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, New York, NY, literary agent for twelve years; Maria Carvainis Agency (literary agency), New York NY, executive vice president for two years; Fredrica S. Friedman and Co., New York, NY, literary agent at large.

MEMBER:

Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Association of Authors Representatives.

WRITINGS:

Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self (memoir), Broadway Books (New York, NY), 2004.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

A sequel to her memoir; research on canine behavior, thirteenth-century Italy, and cooking.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

BOOKS

Kuffel, Frances, Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self, Broadway Books (New York, NY), 2004.

PERIODICALS

Booklist, December 1, 2003, Deborah Donovan, review of Passing for Thin, p. 632.

Kirkus Reviews, November 1, 2003, review of Passing for Thin, p. 1301.

Library Journal, January, 2004, Linda Beck, review ofPassing for Thin, p. 137.

Publishers Weekly, November 10, 2003, review ofPassing for Thin, p. 50.