Jessica Strawser

Jessica Strawser is the editor-at-large at Writer’s Digest, where she served as editorial director for nearly a decade and became known for her in-depth cover interviews with such luminaries as David Sedaris and Alice Walker. She’s the author of the book club favorites Almost Missed You, a Barnes & Noble Best New Fiction pick; Not That I Could Tell, a Book of the Month selection; and Forget You Know Me, which garnered a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was named a PopSugar best of the season in ebruary 2019 (all from St. Martin’s Press). Her next novel,  titled A Million Reasons Why, is forthcoming in early 2021. Strawser spent a year as a literary ambassador and community writing mentor when she was named 2019 Writer-in-Residence at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and has written for The New York Times Modern Love, Publishers Weekly and other fine venues. She tweets @jessicastrawser, enjoys connecting on Facebook and Instagram @jessicastrawserauthor, and keynotes frequently at book clubs, libraries, writing conferences and events that are kind enough to invite her.