Jessica Pryde

Jessica Pryde is a member of that 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's the editor of Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters, and her fiction has been published by Generous Press. She can be found drowning in her ever-growing TBR and exclaiming about romance on When in Romance, as well as on social media. Find her exclamations about books and internet ridiculousness on BlueSky (JessIsReading) and instagram/threads (jess_is_reading).

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 ...