Episode 84: Interview with Author Jessica Berger Gross

In episode 84 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Jessica Berger Gross about her debut novel, Hazel Says No.

Jessica is the author of the memoir Estranged: Leaving Family and Finding Home. Her debut novel, Hazel Says No, is out not. Jessica’s essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Cut, Longreadsand many other publications. She graduated from Vassar College and has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Originally from New York, she lives in Maine with her husband and teenage son.

In this interview, Jessica talks about what draws her to exploring family dynamics in her work, constraints in crafting memoir vs crafting fiction, the importance of cultivating and trusting our own taste as writers, and much more…