Linda Yellin
Encyclopedia
Linda Yellin is an American memoir
ist, novel
ist, and humorist. Her original birth name was Melinda Jacobson. She first lived in the Rogers Park
neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
until her family moved to Lincolnwood, Illinois
. When she was 15 she was adopted by her stepfather and changed her name to Linda Yellin. Her family moved to Wilmette, Illinois
, where she attended New Trier High School East
and was head writer of New Trier’s annual Lagniappe review the year it was shut down for her parody
of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
The Scarlet Letter
. She received a BS from the University of Illinois in Champagne-Urbana where she met her first husband, Rick Cadwell, a former Vietnam
Marine vet.
Rick and Linda Cadwell were married for ten years until their divorce. The couple reunited after Rick’s diagnosis of a brain tumor. Her fist novel, Such A Lovely Couple, written and published after Rick’s death, was dedicated to him. Publishers' Weekly
reviewed her as having “the wit and verve of Susan Isaacs
.” Such A Lovely Couple was reissued as an ebook in September 2011 by Gallery Books of Simon & Schuster
.
Most of Linda’s career was spent in the Chicago advertising industry where she worked at Needham, Harper & Stears (now DDB
), J. Walter Thomson (now JWT
), Foote, Cone and Belding (now DraftFCB) and Ogilvy and Mather (now Ogilvy
) She has published many national magazine pieces, including several short stories featuring an ongoing character, Daphne Bogin, for Redbook
magazine and humor pieces for More
magazine. In 1996 Linda Yellin married Randy Arthur and moved to New York. Her memoir, The Last Blind Date, was published in October, 2011 by Gallery Books of Simon & Schuster
.
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
ist, novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist, and humorist. Her original birth name was Melinda Jacobson. She first lived in the Rogers Park
Rogers Park, Chicago
Rogers Park is one of the 77 Chicago community areas on the far north side of Chicago, Illinois, and is also the name of the Chicago neighborhood that constitutes most of the community area...
neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
until her family moved to Lincolnwood, Illinois
Lincolnwood, Illinois
Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lincolnwood is located at ....
. When she was 15 she was adopted by her stepfather and changed her name to Linda Yellin. Her family moved to Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette, Illinois
Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located north of Chicago's downtown district and has a population of 27,651. Wilmette is considered a bedroom community in the North Shore district...
, where she attended New Trier High School East
New Trier High School
New Trier High School is a public four-year high school , with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, USA, and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration...
and was head writer of New Trier’s annual Lagniappe review the year it was shut down for her parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer.Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials...
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is considered to be his magnum opus. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an...
. She received a BS from the University of Illinois in Champagne-Urbana where she met her first husband, Rick Cadwell, a former Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
Marine vet.
Rick and Linda Cadwell were married for ten years until their divorce. The couple reunited after Rick’s diagnosis of a brain tumor. Her fist novel, Such A Lovely Couple, written and published after Rick’s death, was dedicated to him. Publishers' Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
reviewed her as having “the wit and verve of Susan Isaacs
Susan Isaacs
Susan Isaacs is an American novelist and screenwriter. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, educated at Queens College, and worked as a senior editor at Seventeen magazine. She married Elkan Abramowitz, a lawyer, in 1968 and in 1970 left work to stay at home with her newborn son, Andrew. Three...
.” Such A Lovely Couple was reissued as an ebook in September 2011 by Gallery Books of Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
.
Most of Linda’s career was spent in the Chicago advertising industry where she worked at Needham, Harper & Stears (now DDB
DDB Worldwide
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc., known internationally as DDB, is a worldwide marketing communications network. It is owned by Omnicom Group Inc, one of the world's largest advertising holding companies...
), J. Walter Thomson (now JWT
JWT
JWT is one of the largest advertising agencies in the United States and the fourth-largest in the world. It is one of the key companies of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group and is headquartered in New York. The global agency is led by Worldwide Chairman and Global CEO Bob Jeffrey who took over the...
), Foote, Cone and Belding (now DraftFCB) and Ogilvy and Mather (now Ogilvy
Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather is an international advertising, marketing and public relations agency based in Manhattan and owned by the WPP Group. The company operates 497 offices in 125 countries with approximately 16,000 employees.-History:...
) She has published many national magazine pieces, including several short stories featuring an ongoing character, Daphne Bogin, for Redbook
Redbook
Redbook is an American women's magazine published by the Hearst Corporation. It is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.-History:...
magazine and humor pieces for More
More (magazine)
More, launched in September 1998, is a women's lifestyle magazine published once a month by the Meredith Corporation with a rate base of 1.3 million and a circulation of 1.5 million...
magazine. In 1996 Linda Yellin married Randy Arthur and moved to New York. Her memoir, The Last Blind Date, was published in October, 2011 by Gallery Books of Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
.
External links
- [Linda Yellin's Web Page, http://www.lindayellin.com]