Jessica Dettman featuring at Berry Writers' Festival 2026

Jessica Dettmann

Jessica Dettmann is author of four novels, including How To Be Second Best and This Has Been Absolutely Lovely and one book for children. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her family and her two cats. Before becoming a writer, she was a book editor. Even before that she once worked as the City of Sydney Christmas Angel, sitting on top of the Town Hall in a gown that reached the street, almost exclusively so she would have an interesting job to mention if she ever had the opportunity to write an author bio. Jess’s most recent book is Your Friend and Mine.

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