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Leah Hager Cohen is an American author who writes both fiction and nonfiction. Cohen's father was superintendent of the Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens, New York, and she became fluent in sign language there.
Leah is the author of 7 novels, 5 nonfiction books, one pamphlet, and the blog Love As A Found Object, as well as various and sundry essays, articles and reviews.
COHEN, Leah Hager 1967–. PERSONAL: Born 1967; daughter of Oscar Cohen (a superintendent at the Lexington School for the Deaf); mother an employee at the Lexington School for the Deaf; married; children: one son. Education: Hampshire College, B.A.; Columbia University School of Journalism, M.A.
Leah Hager Cohen has written seven novels and five works of nonfiction. Her book, " I Don't Know ," was inspired by an essay she wrote for Cognoscenti . She is the Barrett Professor of...
May 22, 2024 · Leah Hager Cohen is the author of seven novels, including To & Fro, and five works of nonfiction, including Train Go Sorry. Among other honors, her books have been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, named a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and selected as best books of the year by the New York Times, Washington Post ...
In her eighth book—and fourth novel—Leah Hager Cohen explores the dynamics of grief and mourning with her trademark curious mind and loving attention to detail. Steven Wingate and the author discuss "otherness," withholding judgment on characters, and the importance of ritual.
The New York Times sits down with critically acclaimed nonfiction writer and novelist, and the Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross, Leah Hager Cohen to talk about books—books that have made her furious, inspired her, and even ones that have yet to find home on her night stand.
