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, which twice named it 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 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.  

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Her latest novel, Just Emilia, a dark, time-traveling comedy about three women who are trapped in an elevator and forced to grapple with an unresolved trauma, will be published in the summer of 2025. 

 

In addition to her creative writing, Jennifer is a journalist and filmmaker. She is a co-founder of the boutique production company Because.Media, where they develop and create narrative nonfiction video content for outlets ranging from PBS and The New York Times to the MacArthur Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, as well as a number of feature-length documentary films.

 

Jennifer holds a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, a BA in Russian Language and Literature from Tufts University and a BFA in Studio Arts from the School of The Museum of Fine Arts. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband, two teenagers, a youngish dog, and a recently rescued cat.