Joel Rose is an American novelist.

Career

His novels include ''The Blackest Bird'' (2007), '' Kill the Poor'' (1988), and '' Kill Kill Faster Faster'' (1988). He also authored the urban historical, ''New York Sawed in Half: An Urban Historical'' (2001), and was editor of a collection that included work by

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, among others. Rose's 1980s short stories, which appeared in a number of magazines, were called "scintillating slices of life in Manhattan's notorious Alphabet City . . . in a strong, sure style that never strains" by ''

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''. His articles has appeared in magazines and newspapers including ''

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''. He also established and co-edited (with Catherine Texier) the

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quarterly literary magazine ''

Between C & D ''Between C & D'' (1983–1990) was a Lower East Side quarterly literary magazine, edited by Joel Rose and Catherine Texier. The name of the magazine references the apartment where Rose and Texier lived and produced the magazine, which was locat ...

'' (1983–1990), and has written for several television shows, including ''

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''. ''Kill the Poor'' and ''Kill Kill Faster Faster'' were made into films in 2003 and 2008, respectively, and Rose participated in the screen adaptation of the latter. ''Kill Kill Faster Faster'' (2008) won Best International Feature at the 2008

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, won Best Editing in a HD Feature Film and second place in Best High-Definition Feature at the 2008 HDFest, and won Best Independent Feature Film at 2008 Charity Erotic Awards. Rose has edited and co-authored graphic novels for

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, including ''La Pacifica'' (

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), written with

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with art by Tayyar Ozkan, and ''Get Jiro!'' (

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), written with

with art by Langdon Foss. ''Get Jiro!'' was a #1 ''New York Times'' Bestseller. A prequel to ''Get Jiro!'', ''Get Jiro! Blood and Sushi'' was published in October 2015. ''Blood and Sushi'' was also a ''New York Times'' Bestseller. In 2018 Rose and Bourdain collaborated on the graphic novel ''Hungry Ghosts'' (

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(100 Candles) with cover art by

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and interior work featuring Vanesa Del Rey, Sebastian Cabrol, Francesco Francavilla, Irene Koh, Leonardo Manco, Alberto Ponticelli, and Mateus Santolouco. Rose's novels have been translated into 12 languages.

Personal life

Rose married Linda Rose-Winters (nee Bowler) when they were both very young. He was married to his literary partner Catherine Texier, with whom he has two daughters. Texier documented the decline of their relationship in her memoir ''Breakup: The End of a Love Story'' (1998). Rose married editor/publisher Karen Rinaldi. They have one son and a trans femme daughter. The marriage ended in 2021.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Joel Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male novelists 20th-century American novelists American comics writers 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers