Jess Bowers

I live in St. Louis, MO, where I work as an Associate Professor of English at Maryville University. But I'm originally from York, PA, which was the first capital of the United States (so they claim) and the hometown of the rock band Live (that one’s true).

I love writing (and reading!) fiction that explores connections and conflicts between humans and animals. I'm fascinated by old photography, silent film, extinction, museums, quackery, forgotten gadgets, singing cowboys, horror, dark humor, and redefining what "historical fiction" looks like.

My favorite books include Lydia Millet's Love in Infant Monkeys, Karen Russell's Vampires in the Lemon Grove, and anything by Richard Brautigan. When not writing, reading, or playing video games, I think about the hungry ghosts of silent Hollywood while riding my little yellow pony, Teddy, through the Midwestern bewilderness.

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