Career
He is the author of Cocaine"s Son, a memoir about growing up with his drug-abusing father. Before joining the Times, he was an associate editor at Spin magazine and Maxim. Itzkoff obtained his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Princeton University in 1998.
From June 2007 to July 2008, Itzkoff work as a freelance editor for the Sunday Styles section in The Times.
He worked for Spin magazine from 2002 to 2006 and for Maxim magazine from 1999 to 2002. In 1999, he also worked as an editorial assistant for Details magazine.