Jennifer Wright is an author of history books, television writer, columnist, podcaster, and speaker.
Her books include the new She Kills Me (Abrams, 2021) and upcoming Madame Restell (Hachette Books, 2023), as well as It Ended Badly: 13 of the Worst Break-Ups in History, the Audible bestseller Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and The Heroes That Fought Them, and We Came First: Romantic Advice From Women Who Have Been There.
She is the former political editor-at-large for Harper's Bazaar and her work can be seen in places like The New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Observer, Time Out New York, and some other publications that don't have “New York” in the title, like The Washington Post.
She was a cohost of the book-to-screen podcast The Popcorn Book Club on iHeartRadio.
Jennifer is also a frequent speaking guest and panel moderator for schools, museums, and networking events — speaking on the subjects of how societies, past and present, address women’s issues, reproductive rights, love, and of course, plagues.
She is represented by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary.
She is married to writer, Daniel Kibblesmith (her favorite person) and is a mother to a daughter (her other favorite person).
You can follow her on Twitter at @JenAshleyWright.