Dot's Desk

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

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

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

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.

Author Dorothea Benton Frank tells pedestrians that the solution to "not getting squashed like a bug underfoot is to employ a little common sense."

Touring is not glamorous, writes bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank. But the people she meets make it worthwhile.