Jess Zimmerman is the editor in chief of Electric Literature. Her essays, fiction, opinion pieces, and prose poetry have appeared in publications including Vice, Slate, The Cut, the Washington Post, The Guardian, and the New Republic. She lives in Brooklyn. Connect with her @j_zimms.
A thoughtful and deeply personal set of meditations on two subjects dear to my heart. Though as I read this, I couldn't help but feel that it had been written for me personally, I suspect that it was written for you too. --Kelly Link We are so long overdue for new mythologies about women and power. Jess's book is a pitch-perfect antidote to the sexist hash of our traditional stories. --Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her Jess Zimmerman's writing is always intimate and fierce, piercing and warm. I loved Women and Other Monsters--I ate it up, and it felt a little like it devoured me right back. --Scaachi Koul, author of One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter Women and Other Monsters reconsiders and spins anew myths that have long instructed and inspired us, detailing modern and longstanding terrors women face while illuminating the monstrous powers we may yet reclaim. I started to make a list of people I wanted to give this book to, then realized the answer was just 'everyone I know.' Jess Zimmerman's writing is always a gift, and this is a work of epic bravery and beauty, brimming with insights that slice to the bone. --Nicole Chung, author of All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir