Jillian Cantor

Jillian Cantor has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. She is the author of award-winning novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed The Hours Count and Margot, which was a Library Reads pick.

How the Male Point of View Shapes the Narrative of The Great Gatsby

Jillian Cantor Reimagines Fitzgerald’s Classic Novel from the Perspectives of Women

February 1, 2022 By Jillian Cantor

On the Anniversary of Ethel Rosenberg’s Execution

Remembering a mother and her sons

June 20, 2016 By Jillian Cantor

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