Jessa Crispin

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Jessa Crispin (born c. 1978 in Lincoln, Kansas) is editor-in-chief of Bookslut, a very popular litblog and webzine founded in 2002. [1] Crispin is a proud publishing outsider who started the blog on the side while working at Planned Parenthood in Austin, Texas and now supports herself by writing and editing the site full-time. [2]

Bookslut has received mentions in many national and international newspapers, including The New York Times Book Review and The Washington Post. In 2005 Crispin kept a diary for the Guardian. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Jessa Crispin Rewrites the Rules of Reviewing", Publishers Weekly, 2008-01-14. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 
  2. ^ "Bookslut.com sheds light on non-mainstream literature", Daily Nebraskan, 2008-02-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-17. 
  3. ^ "Strange meetings", 2005-02-05. Retrieved on 2008-04-17.