Kenneth R. Rosen is a writer. He works at The New York Times.
At MacDowell in 2019, Rosen completed his books Troubled: The Failed Promise of America's Behavioral Treatment Programs (Little A, 2021), and Bulletproof Vest (Bloomsbury, 2020). During his 2024 residency, he worked on completing the manuscript of his third narrative nonfiction book about a new Cold War in the Arctic regions, for publication by Simon & Schuster in 2026.
The New York Times Book Review called Troubled “a searing exposé” and a “public service.” Troubled was a Times Editors’ Choice, one of Newsweek’s most highly anticipated titles of 2021, and was optioned separately as a feature film and a docuseries. The book also helped launch independent inquiries, by the Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, into abuses at congregate care facilities for at-risk youth. Bulletproof Vest was named one of the most fascinating books WIRED read that year.
