
Jessica Goodman
Jessica Goodman is the New York Times bestselling author of young adult thrillers They Wish they Were Us, They’ll Never Catch Us, and The Counselors. She is the former op-ed editor at Cosmopolitan magazine, and was part of the 2017 team that won a National Magazine Award in personal service. She has also held editorial positions at Entertainment Weekly and HuffPost, and her work has been published in outlets like Glamour, Condé Nast Traveler, Elle, and Marie Claire.
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Latest from Jessica Goodman

Here’s How to Buy Cryptocurrency—in Case You Were Wondering
Also included: what the hell this actually means.

Meet the Women of Color Who Are Changing Corporate Culture
Our inaugural class of the New C-Suite is changing the way the corner office looks, feels, and operates. It’s about damn time.

Everyone Wants Female Athletes to Be Perfect. But They’re Just Human
Why are we committed to the idea that you need to be otherworldly in order to be excellent?


“I’m Letting Myself Have a Little Hope”: 5 Dreamers React to SCOTUS’s Historic DACA Decision
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to end DACA was unlawful.

“I’ve Never Worked Harder in My Whole Entire Life”: Inside an Exhausting Day as a Contact Tracer
Health departments all around the country are racing to hire contact tracers to help track coronavirus cases. Caroline Michell, 30, explains what the job is really like.

I Worked My Ass Off to Save for a Four-Year School, but Now I’m Choosing Community College Instead
Soumya Bysanii, 18, spent her whole life dreaming of a four-year college. Then coronavirus came.


I Shop Your Online Grocery Orders and It’s Scary Out There
That’s why I’m striking against Instacart.


Why We Binge Sh*tty Reality TV When We’re Bummed TF Out
Social distancing = perfect time to inject Summer House into my veins.

Confusion, Panic, and Tens of Thousands of Dollars: What It’s Actually Like to Be a Student at a Shutdown College
“We are all being told to go home to places that are way more dangerous.”