She is the co-author of Great or Nothing, a World War II-era retelling of Little Women. She’s the editor of the feminist historical anthologies A Tyranny of Petticoats and The Radical Element, and co-editor (with Tess Sharpe) of Toil & Trouble. Her most recent novel is The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls. Jess’s books have been included on the ALA’s Rainbow and Rise lists and chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, mystery author Stephen Spotswood, and she works at the DC Public Library.