Rachel grew up in the D.C. area and graduated from Barnard College with a B.A. in Political Science. She has written many YA novels, including three that she cowrote with her friend and colleague David Levithan. She lives and writes (when she's not reading other people's books, organizing her music library or looking for the best cappuccino) in New York City.
Genres: Young Adult Romance
Series
Dash and Lily (with David Levithan)
1. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (2010)
2. The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily (2016)
3. Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily (2020)
1. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (2010)
2. The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily (2016)
3. Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily (2020)
Novels
Pop Princess (2004)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2006) (with David Levithan)
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (2007) (with David Levithan)
You Know Where to Find Me (2008)
Very LeFreak (2009)
Kill All Happies (2016)
Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah (2018) (with David Levithan)
My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life (2018)
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2006) (with David Levithan)
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List (2007) (with David Levithan)
You Know Where to Find Me (2008)
Very LeFreak (2009)
Kill All Happies (2016)
Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah (2018) (with David Levithan)
My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life (2018)
Books containing stories by Rachel Cohn
Friends (2005)
Stories About New Friends, Old Friends, And Unexpectedly True Friends
edited by
David Levithan and Ann M Martin
Rachel Cohn recommends
The Mall (2020)
Megan McCafferty
"The Mall was to 1991 teenagers what the iPhone is to today’s generation: EVERYTHING. This delightful novel about that particular time and place is loaded with fun, warmth, intelligence, big hair and an even bigger heart. I loved it."
Seth Baumgartner's Love Manifesto (2010)
Eric Luper
"Delightful, funny, and true, Seth and his mainifesto will win your heart."
How to Say Goodbye in Robot (2009)
Natalie Standiford
"Dial in to this moving book. It's not like anything you've read before. I loved it."
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