Jess McHugh

We’re back in the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Y’ALL !!! Surreal to see my mug in @nytimesbooks, as AMERICANON was selected as one of 6 new paperbacks to read!! An honor. So much so that I dressed up for the occasion 🤵‍♀️

We caught up with @MchughJess about the essential of profile writing! studyhall.xyz/free-newslette…

@arthurbmello thanks so much for reading! :)

Americanon by @MchughJess The story of American culture, told by looking at 13 best sellers over time. A look at the myths of the self-made man, the lone farmer, and a culture deeply skeptical of ‘experts.’.

My top reads from 2025, to inspire you for 2026: Numéro Deux by @DavidFoenkinos The story of the kid who almost got to play Harry Potter in the movies. Then didn’t. A short, clever novel about what it means to come second, and how people rebuild when the big dream slips away.

“Like the Biblical Noah loading pairs of animals onto his ark, scientists & archivists are salvaging fragile bits of our world that are at risk of disappearing forever.” —@McHughJess noemamag.com/the-ark-builde…

@mama_reiki Hello michelle! I'm a journalist looking to speak with you; please send me a message

Asking someone's age is a pretty standard question to ask someone when interviewing them for an article, but I kind of love how many people respond HOW OLD ARE YOU?!

France is fiercely protective of its landmarks, food, and other forms of cultural heritage. Now the French government is hoping citizens can think of wildlife as “patrimoine,” too, @MchughJess writes: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

@LisaMAllison2 Thanks so much!

Serge lost his father to Auschwitz and Beate’s father voted for Hitler, but they met on a Paris subway platform and fell in love just the same. They traveled the world hunting Nazis. This is the story of their courageous fight for the truth. New work! everand.com/audiobook/7113…

A hospital for wild animals in Paris takes care of 7,000+ animals per year, including many tiny hedgehogs, like this one! It's the most feel-good story I've ever written Please read! @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/…

@DingliLaurent @FauneAlfort Merci beaucoup !

@Kristen_Arnett @lindsaylwallace @lithub so excited for this!

"what if i drank 3-4 beers and answered serious literary advice," i asked, seriously, after several glasses of wine my gambit has paid off! send me your questions re: Am I the (Literary) Asshole via @lithub, a new column beginning January 2024 x.com/lithub/status/…

The only thing that could bring me back to Twitter was Henry Kissinger's death, and wow some of you did not disappoint

@RottenInDenmark As someone who lives in France, this is TOO much french

Despite nearly a full decade of sending pitches to editors, and understanding HOW READING WORKS, this is me, 0.3 seconds after sending a pitch, refreshing my inbox, hoping for an instant YES

Nothing like the anxiety of trying to remember what you were anxious about

Finally met my neighbor and he said "nice to finally put a face to everything I hear"... Which is hands-down the last thing I wanted to hear

"The human condition is inconvenient, and Americans appreciate a quick and tidy fix." Great piece in @TheAtlantic by @kelkord and honored to have a little shoutout for Americanon! theatlantic.com/technology/arc…