Jessica Hopper

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One of the best rock critics of our time, Jessica Hopper is known for her sharp, edgy commentary and keen powers of observation. She’s lent her distinctive writing to everything from self-published zines to the Chicago Tribune to MTV to The Pitchfork Review. Her latest book, Night Moves, is a reflection on a time during the early 2000s, when she was a DJ and aspiring writer immersed in Chicago’s DIY music community.

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Jessica Hopper is a music critic and the author of The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic. She was formerly the editorial director at MTV News, and an editor at Pitchfork and Rookie. Her essays have appeared in Best Music Writing for 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2011. Her book The Girls' Guide to Rocking was named one of 2009's Notable Books For Young Readers by the American Library Association.