Author Biography
Jessica Hatch has a passion for writing genre-blind, character-first fiction with a love of words and a strong-beating heart. Her work has appeared in such publications as Writer’s Digest, The Millions, Fast Company, Typewriter Tarot, and Surely Magazine. Her freshman and sophomore novels were published by Hachette UK’s Bookouture imprint, and her debut novel, My Big Fake Wedding, appeared at #1 on Amazon’s “Humorous American Literature” charts.
Jessica is a proud alumna of the Mors Tua Vita Mea workshop in Sezze Romano, Italy.
Before becoming an author, Jessica worked and interned in New York trade publishing institutions, Writers House and St. Martin’s Press. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida.
Newsroom
“Friday Reads: How to Keep a Husband for Ten Days by Jessica Hatch.” Karen King: Author. July 7, 2023.
“Bookshop Interview with Author Jessica Hatch, Part 2.” The Bookshop at the End of the Internet. April 19, 2023.
“Books to Read for Spring.” Book Luver newsletter. March 20, 2023.
“Pitches | Walter Tevis | Author Jessica Hatch.” #badasswriters podcast. Kathleen Foxx. February 28, 2023.
Lit Chat interview with Jessica Hatch. Jacksonville Public Library. February 2023.
“Bookshop Interview with Author Jessica Hatch.” The Bookshop at the End of the Internet. November 30, 2022.
“The One with Jessica Hatch.” This Podcast Needs a Title. November 16, 2022.
“Jessica Hatch | Novelist + Freelance Book Editor.” Babes Who Hustle. August 29, 2022.
“10 Things I Read and Loved in August.” Lonely Victories. August 26, 2022.
My Big Fake Wedding featured on First Coast Connect. August 18, 2022.
”From Editor to Author: Jessica Hatch’s MY BIG FAKE WEDDING.” River City Live. August 17, 2022.
"Whitlum-Cooper signs novels from Alexander and Hatch in first Bookouture acquisitions.” The Bookseller. March 15, 2022.