Josh Duboff is a New York-based novelist, journalist, and playwright.

Josh’s debut novel, EARLY THIRTIES, will be published in March 2025 by Simon & Schuster’s Scout Press.

Josh has written several cover stories and features for Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, and the Wall Street Journal Magazine, and he is a former Vanity Fair senior writer. He has also contributed to the New York Times, GQ, W Magazine, Town & Country, Nylon, Bon Appétit, Air Mail, and more. Cover profile subjects of his include Taylor Swift (Vanity Fair), Gwyneth Paltrow (Harper’s Bazaar), and Gigi Hadid (Harper’s Bazaar), among others.

While at Vanity Fair, he also co-hosted the magazine’s pop culture podcast, “In The Limelight.” Previously, Josh has written for New York Magazine (Daily Intel/Vulture) and Yahoo! Entertainment, and his work has also been featured on Bloomberg.com, The Awl, Thought Catalog, and The Hairpin.

Josh is the creator, writer and director of Twenty Five, a web series which premiered in December 2013 and which was nominated for four Indie Series Awards, including Best Web Series—Comedy. His first play, Scarlett Fever — about a young woman who finds herself dating Scarlett Johansson’s twin brother — debuted in the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival.

Before pursuing his writing career, Josh worked as a branding consultant. He graduated from Yale University, where he was News Editor of the Yale Daily News.