Jessica Hopper

Jessica Hopper is the author of the books The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic and Night Moves. Her writing has appeared in GQ , Rolling Stone , The New York Times Magazine , The Guardian , Elle , and Bookforum , among other outlets. A long time contributor to the Chicago Reader , she has been a columnist for the Village Voice and Chicago Tribune , the music consultant for This American Life , the editorial director for MTV News, and a senior editor at Pitchfork and...See more

Jessica Hopper is the author of the books The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic and Night Moves. Her writing has appeared in GQ , Rolling Stone , The New York Times Magazine , The Guardian , Elle , and Bookforum , among other outlets. A long time contributor to the Chicago Reader , she has been a columnist for the Village Voice and Chicago Tribune , the music consultant for This American Life , the editorial director for MTV News, and a senior editor at Pitchfork and Rookie . Her essays have appeared in several editions of Best Music Writing , and she currently serves as series editor of the American Music Series at the University of Texas Press. See less