The Wanting

The Wanting

Move Your Body
A survival guide
Apr 28 • Jessica Kantor
The Risk of Freedom
There’s no going back to a career that isn’t mine
Apr 24 • Jessica Kantor

February 2026

The Aftermath.
By this time next week, all the smoke, ash, and lead will be removed from my Pacific Palisades home.
Feb 27 • Jessica Kantor
The Lesson Isn’t Her Style. It’s Her Selfhood.
A reflection on 90s Miramax, the visual grammar of New York, and why we’re still obsessing over Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, the woman who refused to be…
Feb 24 • Jessica Kantor
How to Remain an Author in an Age of Automation
On using AI without surrendering voice
Feb 18 • Jessica Kantor
Obsessed: When Artists Can't Put Down a Book (And Change Music History)
Five Books That Shaped Music History
Feb 9 • Jessica Kantor

December 2025

Walking in Circles (About a Very Good Book)
When the Walking Book Club Goes Indoors
Dec 18, 2025 • Jessica Kantor
Don't Rush the Magic
What I wish I'd known as a single mom when my son was a baby.
Dec 12, 2025 • Jessica Kantor
Is Social Media Just a Dystopian QVC? (Because It Sure Feels Like It.)
I can't sell my soul, not yet, at least.
Dec 4, 2025 • Jessica Kantor
The Season That Changed Me
Why I stopped directing and leaned fully into writing.
Dec 2, 2025 • Jessica Kantor

November 2025

A Book for Everyone on Your List!
The Book-ish Gift Guide
Nov 27, 2025 • Jessica Kantor
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
A book you can taste and feel.
Nov 25, 2025 • Jessica Kantor
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