It’s not (really) a secret: Jess Cannon is the fiction pseudonym of a journalist whose writing has received many accolades. She has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Time, and many other publications. She has a PhD in Literature from the University of Texas and teaches Fiction and Nonfiction in the Maslow Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University. She is the co-host with Christine Renee Miller of “The Beautiful and Banned” podcast.