Born: 1980, Somers Point, New JerseyLives: Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York
Joshua Cohen was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, and grew up near Atlantic City. He studied music composition at the Manhattan School of Music and worked as a journalist in Eastern European cities from 2001 to 2006.
He has published novels, story collections and essays, taught in Columbia University's MFA program, and was involved in writing Edward Snowden's memoir Permanent Record. He lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Books
Witz (2010) · Book of Numbers (2015) · Moving Kings (2017) · The Netanyahus (2021)
Awards
National Jewish Book Award for Fiction for The Netanyahus, 2021
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Netanyahus, 2022