Jessica M. Goldstein is a journalist and humorist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vulture, Marie Claire, McSweeney’s, and more. Her debut novel, Retro, follows Ash, a struggling aspiring actress who lands a job leading wealthy tourists on time-travel vacations to America’s past. From Old West romance adventures to Roaring Twenties birthday trips, the work is equal parts thrilling and surreal, offering Ash the exciting life she always wanted. But as an impossible love triangle unfolds and strange gaps begin appearing in her memory, Ash discovers that escaping into the past may be putting her future at risk.
We asked Goldstein to answer our recurring My Reading Life Q&A so readers can get to know the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing.
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