Jessica Lewis

Jessica Lewis is a Black author who writes in many eclectic genres. Her first novel, Bad Witch Burning, was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, and she’s written everything from southern gothic horror to wacky magical detectives to fluffy rom-coms. When she’s not procrastinating on writing by writing something else, she enjoys experimenting with recipes and playing cozy games. She lives with her way-funnier-than-her grandmother in Alabama. This House is Not a Home is her debut adult novel.

Jazz Taylor, a pen name for Jessica Lewis, is a middle-grade author of cute contemporaries. Her debut novel, Meow or Never, is about a girl who accidentally gets cast as the lead in her school play, and overcomes her stage fright with the help of an adorable cat and her new crush.