Jill Kargman is an American author, writer and actress, based in New York City\'s Upper East Side. A common theme in her works is critical examination of the lives of wealthy women in her city. Her 2007 Momzillas was adapted into the Bravo television show Odd Mom Out, which premiered June 8, 2015.\n', '

Kargman appears as a satirical version of herself in a Bravo scripted comedy television show called Odd Mom Out. The show is written by her and based on her novel Momzillas (Dutton, 2007).\n', 'The show is based on Kargman\'s life and portrays the outrageous lifestyles of extremely wealthy mothers who live in the Upper East Side. Time Magazine named Odd Mom Out one of "2015\'s Top 10 TV Shows" stating, "It\'s the smartest piece of anthropology on cable - and something to make TV fans grateful that something so specific and deeply thought-through can exist in the shallow end of cable\'s pool." In the book Kargman describes "momzillas" as mothers who are "negligent, domineering, competitive, preachy, and sad". Kirkus Reviews described Momzillas as "a decent effort that debunks the myth of the perfect mommy".\n', '

The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund was published in April 2009. Kirkus Reviews described the book as "funny, but in the current economic context ill-timed" due to its 2009 publication during the Great Recession. A reviewer for the Chicago Tribune called the book "a hot summer read".\n', '

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