Jeffrey Cohen: 6 books

A lot can happen to a person in 30 years. Thirty years ago, as a student at New York's Queens College, humor writer Jeffrey Cohen honed his craft while subverting the expectations of readers of the school's various publications. Cohen wrote about attending a commuter college, the professors...

As the old saying goes, you need a license to hunt or own a dog, but anybody can become a parent. Enter Michael Kaufman, the central character of Jeffrey Cohen's "DAD CONFIDENTIAL." Sensing a void in the "dad-to-dad" market, Michael seeks to impart some of what he's learned...

Elliot Freed is on a mission to bring back the classic comedies he loves, so he buys an old-time movie theater and shows a classic comedy followed by a contemporary one every night. Then someone poisons one of Elliot’s patrons with his popcorn, and Elliot takes it personally. His investigation could...

The Aaron Tucker Mystery series (For Whom the Minivan Rolls, A Farewell to Legs, As Dog is My Witness) delighted readers with the hero's New Jersey wit and stable family life. Aaron, a work-at-home dad and freelance reporter, is trying to become a success at screenwriting while living 3,000 miles...

Elliot Freed and his ex-wife Dr. Sharon Simon-Freed have a cordial divorce. When Elliot finds out that Sharon is missing, he’s concerned, but not that concerned, because the news comes from Sharon’s soon-to-be-second-ex-husband Gregory Sandoval. When the police are looking for her—in connection...

Elliot Freed owns an old-time movie theater and shows a classic comedy followed by a contemporary one every night. When he gets a chance to meet his comedy idols, the team of Harry Lillis and Les Townes, now in their eighties, he jumps at it—and maybe he shouldn’t. The two men are still harboring...