Posts by Jen
The Language of the Trump Administration Is the Language of Domestic Violence
In the final scene of Frederick Wiseman’s landmark documentary “Domestic Violence,” police in Tampa arrive late at night to the home of a man who is drunk and a woman who is sick. The man has called the police because he is angry that the woman, who is desperate to sleep, is “neglecting” him. Minute by…
Read MoreRoy Moore, Abortion, and the Presumption of Innocence
Flip Benham, an evangelical pastor and anti-abortion activist, recently appeared on an Alabama radio show to speak in defense of Roy Moore’s sexual preferences. Moore, the Republican candidate for the state’s open Senate seat, has recently been accusedof initiating sexual contact with teen-age girls when he was in his thirties; the claims include allegations of sexual assault. One of his…
Read MoreWhy Aren’t Mothers Worth Anything to Venture Capitalists?
Every society has its own signals—the hanky code, the safety pin—and in this one, it’s the bag. About the size of a Birkin, if a Birkin came in an easy-wipe microfiber most closely associated with drugstore umbrellas, and only in black. The fellowship of the bag provides a tacit solidarity, even an intimacy, however fleeting. Members of its…
Read MoreMom and Dad Are Fighting: Doping for Kids Edition
Listen to Slate’s parenting podcast about watching the Olympics with kids and the lack of diversity in children’s literature.
Read MoreJessica on LARB Radio Hour
Laurie Winer and Seth Greenland of the Los Angeles Review of Books spoke with Jessica about Break in Case of Emergency, the brutality of satire, the literary fiction–chick lit divide, and the conundrum that is Ivanka Trump. Find the podcast on iTunes here.
Read MoreJessica on New York Times Book Review Podcast
Jessica chatted with Pamela Paul on the latest “Inside the New York Times Book Review” podcast, also featuring Jessi Klein’s conversation with Heather Havrilesky, author of How to Be a Person in the World. Find the podcast on iTunes or Google Play here.
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle: “Complex and Intelligent”
“A complex and intelligent examination of women’s lives, privilege and power, and friendship. Winter explores what it means to have a voice, and how and when to use it.” Read the full review here.
Read MoreSunday New York Times Book Review: “A Debut Novel Grapples with Work, Marriage and Fertility”
Camille Perri, author of The Assistants, writes in the NYTBR: “Jessica Winter’s debut novel is a funny and moving commentary on that point in a woman’s life when everything seems to come into question…Anyone who’s ever worked in an office inundated with phoniness, passive aggression and a communication style heavy on duplicity will get a kick…
Read MoreRefinery29: “Wry and Unerringly Sharp”
Break in Case of Emergency was named one of Refinery29’s Two New Books to Read in July by Brilliant Debut Authors. Read more here.
Read MoreElectric Literature: Jessica Winter Skewers the Modern Workplace
Jessica spoke with author and editor Ed Park about Break in Case of Emergency. “Jessica has published her debut novel, which is at once marvelously inventive and aimed straight for the heart. Just read the first few pages, and you’ll see that rare first-time fiction writer who knows exactly what she’s doing, one keenly observed sentence after…
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