Jessica Strawser is editor-at-large for Writer’s Digest, where she was previously editorial director. She is the USA Today bestselling author of eight popular book club novels, including Almost Missed You, Not That I Could Tell (a Book of the Month pick), A Million Reasons Why, and The Next Thing You Know (a People Magazine Pick). Most recently, The Last Caretaker and Catch You Later both debuted as instant USA Today Bestsellers, and The Quitters Club, is new in June 2026 and an Amazon Editors’ First Reads Pick. She has written for The New York Times Modern Love, Publishers Weekly, and others, and is a sought-after speaker at writing conferences and readers groups. She lives with her husband and two children in Cincinnati, where in 2026 she was honored with her second Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council.

“A writer’s writer with talent to spare: You may not have heard of Jessica Strawser today, but by tomorrow, everyone’s going to be talking about her.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean