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Rachel Cohn

Young Adult Author

Birthday December 14, 1968

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Silver Spring, MD

Age 55 years old

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About

Young adult fiction writer whose best-known novels include Gingerbread, published in 2002, and Beta, published in 2012. With her frequent literary collaborator, David Levithan, she also wrote the popular 2007 novel Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist.

Before Fame

She graduated from New York's Barnard College with a degree in political science and subsequently moved to San Francisco to pursue a career as a writer.

Trivia

Her debut novel, Gingerbread, details the adventures of punk heroine Cyd Charisse.

Family Life

She was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, and she later settled in New York City.

Associated With

Michael Cera starred as Nick in the film adaptation of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.