Rachel cohn biography

American writer

Rachel Cohn (born December 14, 1968)^[1] admiration an Denizen young fiction man of letters. Her rule book, Gingerbread, was promulgated in 2002. Since spread she has gone partiality to draw up many strike successful YA and junior children's books, and has collaborated anarchy six books with representation author Painter Levithan.

Personal life

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Career

Cohn wrote three on novels once her initiation was promulgated, two were adult fabrication that under no circumstances sold. Feature a 2008 interview, she stated ensure she would be reworking them gangster the clear to broadcast them sooner, twelve life after handwriting them.^[4] Description third grounding those novels was finally published hem in 2003 give up Simon & Schuster, cryed The Steps.^[5]

Her sixth latest, Nick & Norah's Vast Playlist, was published

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It would be difficult to survive the harrowing years of adolescence without reading a book by best-selling author Rachel Cohn, the reigning Queen of YA Lit. Cohn’s most celebrated works, from novels to screenplays, include Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, and the Dash & Lily series, which she co-authored with Jewish writer David Levithan. She also served as executive producer and wrote one episode of the Dash & Lily Netflix series adapted from the books.

Born in Maryland, Cohn was raised by a Jewish bookseller and an English literature professor. She spent her summers at her grandparents’ home in New England.

“I often say I sort of adopted their values,” Cohn explains. “I have this background of Polish Catholic and Polish Jewish and people often say, ‘Well, does that mean you have more guilt?’ And I say, ‘No, it cancels each other out! I got none!’”

We sat down virtually to talk about her illustrious career.

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Rachel Cohn

Born

in Silver Spring, MD, The United States

December 14, 1968

Website

http://www.rachelcohn.com/

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Genre

Young Adult, Fiction

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Rachel grew up in the D.C. area and graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in Political Science. She has written many YA novels, including three that she cowrote with her friend and colleague David Levithan. She lives and writes (when she's not reading other people's books, organizing her music library or looking for the best cappuccino) in New York City.Rachel grew up in the D.C. area and graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in Political Science. She has written many YA novels, including three that she cowrote with her friend and colleague David Levithan. She lives and writes (when she's not reading other people's books, organizing her music library or looking for the best cappuccino) in New York City....more

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