Personal life
Cohn was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, grew up near DC, and attended Barnard College in Manhattan at the age of 17. She graduated with a B.A. in political science, thinking she wanted to be a journalist. Instead of becoming a journalist, Cohn moved to San Francisco to work at a law firm and began writing. Cohn is now a full-time author living in Los Angeles with her two cats, named Bunk and Mcnulty.Career
Cohn wrote three other novels before her debut was published, two were adult fiction that never sold. In a 2008 interview, she stated that she would be reworking them with the aim to publish them eventually, twelve years after writing them. The third of those novels was ultimately published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster, called ''The Steps''. Her sixth novel, ''Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist,'' was published in 2006 by Alfred A. Knopf, about two teenagers, Nick and Norah, who spend a night together, pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend. She co-wrote the novel together with children's book author David Levithan, stating that she was a fan of his work for a while and knew she wanted to write a novel told from the point of view of a boy and a girl, with him writing the boy's point of view. It was made into a 2008 film of the same name, directed by Peter Sollett and starred Michael Cera and Kat Dennings as Nick and Norah. Rachel and David can be seen in the background in the scene atBibliography
* Short story. The Last Halloween. * Cyd Charisse Series *# ''Gingerbread'' (Simon Pulse, 2002) *#''Shrimp'' (Simon Pulse, 2005) *#''Cupcake'' (Simon Pulse, 2007) * Steps Series *#''The Steps'' (Simon & Schuster, 2003) *#''Two Steps Forward'' (Simon & Schuster, 2006) * ''Pop Princess'' (2004) * ''Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist,'' written with David Levithan (Alfred A. Knopf, 2007) * ''Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List,'' written with David Levithan (2007) * ''You Know Where to Find Me'' (2008) * ''Very LeFreak'' (2010) *Dash & Lily, co-written with David Levithan *#''Dash & Lily's Book of Dares'' (References
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