Kelly Jensen is an Editor at Book Riot (www.bookriot.com), where she has been writing about book censorship for nearly a decade. She was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker for 2024, as well as named a Person of the Year from Publishers Weekly and a Chicagoan of the Year from the Chicago Tribune in 2022 for her anti-censorship work. Prior to Book Riot, she worked in several public libraries in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. She is also the author and editor of three critically acclaimed and award-winning anthologies for young adults, including (Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health. She lives in Chicagoland.
