'Religion,' I should note, has a disputed etymology in Latin: some say it's from 'relegere,' meaning 'to reread', while others say it's from religare, meaning 'to connect' or 'link.' Literature is life's fastener. Joshua Cohen connectdisputeetymology share on social
E-books, which made their debut in the 1990s, cut costs even more for both consumer and producer, though as the Internet expanded, those roles became confused. Joshua Cohen 1990sbookconfuse Change image and share on social
To outsource your memory to machines - which is what many of us do with regard to our use of search engines - seems to me to be fairly antithetical to the basic qualities of Jewish life that have kept the Jews alive for so long. Joshua Cohen aliveantitheticalbasic share on social
What do I want from a book? Something protean, something always on-the-move-or-make - shape-shifting, semantically-and-syntactically-shifting. Joshua Cohen bookmakemove Change image and share on social
In Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Jekyll & Hyde,' the hero decides on the terms of his transformation in a process that's explained not through the supernatural but the natural or, at least, through biochemistry. Joshua Cohen biochemistrydecideexplain share on social
The M.F.A. is a degree in servitude. It is a way to keep writing safe - to keep reading safe from writing. Joshua Cohen degreereadsafe Change image and share on social
