Bookslut.com Founder Jessa Crispin Leaves Chicago for Berlin

Bookslut.com Founder Jessa Crispin Leaves Chicago for Berlin
Bookslut.com Founder Jessa Crispin Leaves Chicago for Berlin

Bookslut.com Founder Jessa Crispin Leaves Chicago for Berlin

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In 2003, Chicagoan Jessa Crispin turned her passion for books into an internationally read phenomenon known as Bookslut.com. The site gets thousands of hits each day, features writing by more than 30 regular contributors and has developed a reputation as a genuine taste-maker in the literary world. Jessa Crispin is leaving the Windy City for Berlin, but fans of Bookslut.com shouldn’t worry, the site will go on. Crispin explains why she’s leaving Chicago behind.