The New York Times Book Review twice named Jennifer Oko’s memoir, Lying Together: My Russian Affair (written under her maiden name, Jennifer Beth Cohen), an Editors’ Choice, and the San Francisco Chronicle raved, saying it was "a heady cocktail" and "a quick, juicy read." Her first novel, Gloss, was a Marie Claire "pick of the month" and chosen as a "hot summer read" by USA Today. Jennifer lives with her husband and two young children in Washington, DC.