Jennifer’s memoir Lying Together: My Russian Affair (published under her maiden name, Jennifer Beth Cohen) was called “simply riveting” in The New York Times Book Review and twice named an "Editor's Choice." Publisher's Weekly called it "sharp, fast-paced... a fascinating glimpse inside the world of news gathering and contemporary Russia" and The San Francisco Chronicle said it was "a heady cocktail... a quick, juicy read." Her novel Gloss, a satire of morning television news, also received ample praise, with Marie Claire magazine comparing it to Carl Hiaasen’s Lucky You and The Chicago Tribune saying it was “a rare treat.” Gloss was recently optioned by eOne Entertainment to be developed as a possible television series. Her novel Head Case is a comic mystery about psycho-pharmaceutical trafficking, which she swears is not autobiographical in any way.  

 

In addition to her creative writing, Jennifer has written scores of scripts for television news features and documentaries. She is a co-founder of the boutique video production company Because.Media, producing documentary-style content for outlets ranging from PBS and The New York Times to The MacArthur Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and American University. She has also written a number of articles for print publications including New York Magazine, Self, and Allure.

 

Jennifer received a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband, two teenagers, a youngish dog, and a very old cat.