Dave Itzkoff

Dave Itzkoff is an American journalist and author who covers culture for The New York Times. He has written about comedy, entertainment and popular culture for over two decades, and his profiles and features are known for their depth, warmth and insight. Cocaine's Son is his memoir about growing up with a father whose cocaine addiction shaped their family life in ways both devastating and darkly comic. Itzkoff writes with honesty, humour and the journalistic instinct to find the human story inside the chaos. His audiobooks and books are moving, candid listening for anyone interested in memoir that tackles addiction and family with both unflinching honesty and genuine love.