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Jessa Maxwell

Biography

Jessa Maxwell

Jessa Maxwell is the author of THE GOLDEN SPOON and I NEED YOU TO READ THIS. She is also the author and illustrator of five picture books for children. Her comics and cartoons have been published in The New Yorker and The New York Times, and her writing has been published in Slate, Marie Claire and many others. She now lives in Jamestown, Rhode Island with her husband, two cats and three-legged dog. 

Jessa Maxwell

Books by Jessa Maxwell

by Jessa Maxwell - Fiction, Mystery

Every summer for the past 10 years, six awestruck bakers have descended on the grounds of Grafton, the leafy and imposing Vermont estate that is not only the filming site for “Bake Week” but also the childhood home of the show’s famous host, celebrated baker Betsy Martin. The author of numerous bestselling cookbooks and hailed as “America’s Grandmother,” Betsy Martin isn’t as warm off-screen as on, though no one needs to know that but her. She has always demanded perfection and gotten it with a smile, but this year something is off. As the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it’s merely sabotage --- sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high --- but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect.