Joel Rose

Known for

Writing

Born

March 1, 1948

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Joel Rose is an American novelist. Rose has co-authored and edited graphic novels for DC Comics. His journalism has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, New York Newsday, Marie Claire, Paper, Details, Bomb, Los Angeles Times, and Black Book, among others. He has written for several television shows including Kojak and Miami Vice. He established and co-edited (with Catherine Texier) the legendary literary magazine Between C & D. His novels include The Blackest Bird, Kill the Poor, and Kill Kill Faster Faster (published in the UK by Rebel Inc.). He is also the author of the urban historical, New York Sawed in Half. Rose's former literary and romantic partner Catherine Texier documented the decline of their relationship in her 1999 account Breakup. He is married to editor/publisher Karen Rinaldi. Both Kill the Poor and Kill Kill Faster Faster have been made into films. Kill Kill Faster Faster won Best International Feature at the 2008 London Independent Film Festival. His work has been translated into twelve languages. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel Rose, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​