Amy Sohn
Encyclopedia
Amy Sohn is a Brooklyn
-based author
, columnist
and screenwriter
. She wrote the novels Run Catch Kiss (1999) and My Old Man (2004), both published by Simon & Schuster
, and a companion guide to television’s Sex and the City
, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell (Pocket Books).
She is a contributing editor at New York magazine, where she writes the weekly "Mating" column. From 1996 to 1999 she wrote a dating column, "Female Trouble", for New York Press
. Her articles and reviews have also appeared in The Nation
, Playboy
, Harper's Bazaar
, Men's Journal
and The New York Times Book Review.
She wrote the films Pagans, which is in post-production, and Spin the Bottle, available through TLA Releasing. She cocreated, wrote and starred in the Oxygen television series "Avenue Amy" and appears on television as a pundit on popular culture.
She graduated from Hunter College High School
in 1991 and Brown University
with an A.B. in 1995.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
-based author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. She wrote the novels Run Catch Kiss (1999) and My Old Man (2004), both published by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, and a companion guide to television’s Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell (Pocket Books).
She is a contributing editor at New York magazine, where she writes the weekly "Mating" column. From 1996 to 1999 she wrote a dating column, "Female Trouble", for New York Press
New York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
. Her articles and reviews have also appeared in The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
, Men's Journal
Men's Journal
Men's Journal is an American men's lifestyle magazine focused on outdoor recreation and comprising editorials on the outdoors, environmental issues, health and fitness, style and fashion, and "gear". It is owned by Jann Wenner of Wenner Media....
and The New York Times Book Review.
She wrote the films Pagans, which is in post-production, and Spin the Bottle, available through TLA Releasing. She cocreated, wrote and starred in the Oxygen television series "Avenue Amy" and appears on television as a pundit on popular culture.
She graduated from Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a New York City secondary school for intellectually gifted students located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is administered by Hunter College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Although it is not operated by the New York City Department of...
in 1991 and Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
with an A.B. in 1995.
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Amy Sohn A Park Slope Novel Seems a Little Too Real by Steven Kurutz, New York Times, September 9, 2009