There are so many classic Big Brother warning books: the Internet is a horrible, controlling thing, as if it has a consciousness or political agenda. Joshua Cohen agendumbigbook Change image and share on social
English, unlike Hebrew, is read from left to right - as are clocks. The concepts of clockwise and counterclockwise are universal, irrespective of alphabet. Joshua Cohen alphabetclockclockwise Change image and share on social
The big publishers want someone they can send on the Jewish book circuit, somebody the old ladies can see marrying their granddaughters. Joshua Cohen bigbookcircuit Change image and share on social
All of business and all of politics is essentially fiction to those who live them. I have more experience with fiction than most senators because I do it all day, so their world didn't seem that foreign to me. Joshua Cohen businessdayessentially share on social
Say you're an American novelist, published by the largest publishing house in the world. Their goal is to make as much money from you as possible, to have as many people read your book in as many formats as possible. How can you hope to speak intimately to the numbers of people that represent the book sales required? Joshua Cohen americanbookformat share on social
In mid-20th-century America, it could be argued that the novelist still had the most claim of anyone to omniscience. Whatever he/she couldn't prove, he/she could gesture at. Joshua Cohen 20thamericaargue Change image and share on social
A poem is bound by language, but a poetics is not. Joshua Cohen bindlanguagepoem Change image and share on social
Books were in my family - books were my family. Joshua Cohen bookfamily Change image and share on social
The problem is Jewish-American fiction that always ends with assimilation back into the community. Joshua Cohen americanassimilationback Change image and share on social
I think that technology is essentially a continuation of a divestment of theological power that's been happening since The Enlightenment. It's the idea that God can see and hear everything. Joshua Cohen continuationdivestmentenlightenment Change image and share on social