Dorothea Benton Frank

The late, beloved author Dorothea Benton Frank and daughter Victoria Benton Frank wrote "Teddy Spaghetti" together. It came out on May 12.

Apples and honey are a Rosh Hashanah tradition. Tikkun Olam, healing the world, is part of Jewish tradition: bees and honey play a part in that.

Family and friends, including many in Montclair's literary scene, recall Dorothea "Dottie" Benton Frank fondly after her unexpected death.

Longtime Montclair resident Dorothea Benton "Dottie" Frank, the bestselling novelist acclaimed for her books about heroines from her beloved Lowcountry of South Carolina, died Monday night.

Bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank sends photographs from the road, of her book tour to promote her latest book, "Queen Bee."

Thank you, Dottie In response to Dorothea Benton Frank’s “Town Square” from April 11 (“Mega-mansions: the other side of the story,” page 12): I too am a long time Montclair resident of a “historic” home and not sure why it’s historic other than it being old. We’ve maintained our home because it’s what...

By Dorothea Benton Frank Town Square is a space for longer-form essays from Montclair residents designed to generate discussion on specific topics affecting the town. They solely reflect the opinions of the author. Topics and submissions (maximum 750 words) should be emailed to opinion@montclairlocal... Read More ...

In late autumn, Dorothea Benton Frank recalls years gone by, and shakes off seasonal melancholy by embracing the holidays.

Montclair residents, and staff of Montclair Local, share some of the things they are grateful for in Montclair: some are organizations, some are intangible.

Dorothea Benton Frank laments the way corny holiday movies layer on the pounds: "If they’re drinking hot cocoa, so am I," she writes.