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Jessi Lewis

Jessi Lewis has her MFA in fiction and an MA in Writing and Rhetoric. She was one of the founding editors of Cheat River Review and now works to bring her own fiction, poetry and essays to eyes each month.     Twitter: @jessiwrit

When Authors Collaborate

When reading about Aziz Ansari’s book for our “Books to Watch For in June” post, I found myself a little bit ...

An Ode to School Librarians

This article has been spurred forward by the fact that my old elementary school librarian retired from service the first ...

5 Books to Watch For in June

Holy moley– Welcome to June. This month, check out these books and remember sun glasses, sunscreen, and excessively large towels as ...

The Perils of Writing Your Novel in the Summer

It’s hot outside. Really hot. And you need to figure out a secondary character for the third chapter that will ...

Beautifully Cultivated Books for Gardeners

Obsessed with your tomatoes? Know somebody who could cuddle up with their geraniums? Even better: Want to be a part ...

Book Lover’s Loss: Goodbye Stewart and Colbert

There’s something to say for how Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert altered politics, satire, and how young people approach the ...

On Being Book Shamed in Middle and High School

I’m hoping the world is kinder to young readers now. In middle school years, for some reason, it made sense ...

When Movie Characters Read Classics Aloud

I love it when a book reference in a movie makes me perk up. I really love it when the ...

Reading As A Cure for Writer’s Block

When I teach college writing, I tell my students that there’s no such thing as writer’s block. Many people disagree ...

Literary Tourism: Classic Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is not a large city– in fact while it is growing, it still has a very small-town feel compared ...