Jessica Pryde

Jessica Pryde is a member of that (some might call) rare breed that grew up in Washington, DC, but is happily enjoying the warmer weather of the desert Southwest. While she is still working on what she wants to be when she grows up, she’s enjoying dabbling in librarianship and writing all the things. She can be found drowning in her ever-growing TBR and exclaiming about romance in the Book Riot podcast (When in Romance), as well as on social media. Find her exclamations about books and pho on twitter (JessIsReading) and instagram (jess_is_reading).

Read It Before You See It: Operas Based On Books

There are very few operas performed these days that are not based on someone’s book somewhere. There are many books ...

Genre Kryptonite: Time Travel

Picture it: A nineteen year old girl, studying abroad for the summer. Her entire cohort has traveled by bus to ...

Literary Tourism: Tucson, Arizona

When my husband and I made the decision to move to his hometown, I used the knowledge gathered from several ...

Read It Before You See It: Broadway Musicals Edition

As you plan your fall trip to New York (real or imaginary), you had better make a trip through your ...

Marvel NOW is Rocking Diversity

When Marvel Comics announced that October would bring us a new run of Thor, featuring a woman warrior wielding Mjolnir, ...

The Case for Reading Plays

When the Tonys ended a couple weeks ago, I found myself adding a couple new plays to my mental list. ...

How I Failed At My Book-Buying Ban

Hi, my name is Jess and I have a problem. I have too many books. Most of us will say ...

Why Pseudonyms?

I got to the end of a novel today, and, though I’ve read multiple titles by the author before, I ...

Maya & Me: A Reflection

The first time I read “Still I Rise,” I think I was in third grade. I understood the words, but ...

Highlights in Gay YA: Interracial Romance and Racial Diversity

When I reach into the YA QUILTBAG, I’m not usually looking for the hard stuff. Coming to terms with your ...