Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Paul Cohen's books

3 ratings | 2 reviews | avg rating:5.00

Paul Cohen’s Followers (5)

Paul’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (1)
read (3)
did-not-finish (0)

Paul Cohen

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://paulcohenfiction.com/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/coe1212

Genre

Fiction

Member Since

February 2017

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/goodreadscompaul_cohen

edit data

Paul Cohen's novel, THE GLAMSHACK, was named one of ten must-read debuts for fall 2017 by Barnes & Noble Reads. His new novel, HARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, will be published in Spring 2027 by Carnegie Mellon University/University of Chicago Press. He won the Prairie Lights Fiction Prize (judged by Ethan Canin), was a semi-finalist in the 2024 University of New Orleans Lab Prize and was longlisted by both Disquiet International and Masters Review Fiction Contests. His fiction has appeared in Tin House, Five Chapters and others and his non-fiction in The Millions, The New York Times Magazine, the Village Voice and others. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where he won a teaching scholarship, and has taught writing at U.C. Berkeley ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Paul Cohen questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Paul Cohen "Actually, we did find him," she said, "right after you fell and broke your leg. I covered you with leaves so he wouldn't find you and ran through the…more"Actually, we did find him," she said, "right after you fell and broke your leg. I covered you with leaves so he wouldn't find you and ran through the woods screaming for help."(less)

flag

like
Comment

If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Paul Cohen I'd go back to the world of A.B. Guthrie's novel THE BIG SKY, which captivated me in high school. It's set in the early-mid 19th century in the Rocky …moreI'd go back to the world of A.B. Guthrie's novel THE BIG SKY, which captivated me in high school. It's set in the early-mid 19th century in the Rocky Mountain region, a time when Native Americans still ruled this territory and liberty and beauty were synonymous. Before barbed wire the shackle of consumerism. What would I do? Wander. (less)

flag

like
Comment

See all 10 answers from Paul Cohen…

Combine Editions
Paul Cohen’s books

Average rating: 4.21 · 19 ratings · 13 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Glamshack 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hard Side of The Mountain (Carnegie Mellon University Press Fiction Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Paul is Currently Reading

Paul W Cohen is currently reading

The Glamshack

by Paul Cohen (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jan 24, 2020 02:50PM

Paul’s Recent Updates

Paul W Cohen rated a book it was amazing The Mechanics of Memory by Audrey Lee (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 24, 2026 11:56AM · like