About Jessica Bird
Jessica Bird, a finalist for the 2023 Edith Wharton Writers in Residence Program, graduated from GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator program as a scholarship recipient, and attended Salty Quill Writers’ Retreat on full scholarship. A member of the Novel Incubator Alumni Board, Jessica graduated Brown University, and earned an MPhil in Early Modern Drama at Columbia University. A novelist and avid baker, she lives in Massachusetts.
In their enthralling debut historical novel Lightborne, Hesse Phillips brings to life the last dangerous days of famed Elizabethan playwright and poet, the outspoken and provocative Christopher Marlowe. In his time, and to this day, audiences and readers captivated by…
In A Day Like This, Kelley McNeil writes about Annie, a mother and artist who seeks to unravel the truth of her past after she learns her beloved young daughter never existed. Annie Beyers has everything―a beautiful house, a loving…
