Jennifer M. Wood was born and raised just outside of Boston. She attended Villanova University, where she earned a BA in Psychology, with a minor in Business and a concentration in Film (and yes, she's totally aware that's an odd educational combo).

She began her career in book publishing, working as an editor and writer for Adams Media (now an imprint of Simon & Schuster) and from there transitioned into the magazine world as an editor (and eventually Editor-in-Chief) of MovieMaker Magazine, an opportunity that allowed her to indulge her lifelong love of movies and television.

Over the past decade-plus, she has written extensively about television, film, pop culture, and travel for a range of outlets, including WIRED, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Vulture, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vanity Fair, The A.V. Club, Complex, and Mental Floss, where she is also an editor.

She currently lives in Bucks County, PA with her husband and a growing menagerie of rescue pets.