About Jonathan Rosen
Born 1963. Jonathan Rosen is a writer, journalist and editor.
Jonathan Rosen is an American author and editor.
Education Rosen graduated from Yale and began graduate studies working towards a PhD in English at the University of California, Berkeley. He dropped out of graduate school to become a writer. He held the job for 10 years.
In April 2023, Rosen published The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions, a memoir about his friendship with Michael Laudor, a Yale Law School graduate with schizophrenia who killed his fiancée in 1998 during a psychotic episode. The book was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and has received high critical acclaim.
Personal life He lives in Manhattan with his wife, a Conservative rabbi, and their daughters.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jonathan Rosen. https://biography.guide/jonathan-rosen/
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