Among the most innovative aspects of The Pittsburgh Review of Books when compared to similar publications, oftentimes the very ones that inspired this endeavor, is that PRoB has a specifically pedagogical function in training the next generation of editors, publishers, and freelancers. Not just by having an internship program, but by employing a full staff of editors in the university role of research assistants that are involved with every function of the maintenance of the site.
Our first cohort for the 2025-2026 school year was indispensable in the establishment of a site that has been able to enter the critical conversation in an increasingly indispensable way. That’s why we’re so excited to welcome a new cohort of editors who come with a wealth of experience that they can bring in changing PRoB for the future. We’re pleased to introduce PRoB’s second cohort for the 2026-2027 school year.
Managing Editor – Jessica Limardo is a writer and educator with fifteen years of experience in industry. She has written for major brands like General Motors and Peloton, and ghostwritten for smaller publications like Make: Magazine. She has served as a reader for TriQuarterly and The Writer’s Foundry Review, and as a lecturer at St. Joseph’s University in the English department. Her nonfiction has been featured on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign website. She holds an MFA from St. Joseph’s University in Brooklyn.
Associate Editor – Christl Caspar is a writer and editor from Philadelphia, PA whose interests include contemporary fiction, visual design, and pop culture. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from West Virginia University and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently, she is pursuing her MA in Professional Writing at Carnegie Mellon University.
Associate Editor – Saty Mukerjee is an associate editor at Pittsburgh Review of Books and an incoming MA student in Literary and Cultural Studies at Carnegie Mellon University. She has experience in literary editing with magazines like Chestnut Review and experience in nonprofit communications with organizations like NDoula Community Alliance and MentoraPromise. When she has free time, she usually likes to get out her Kindle and plow through her ever growing to-be-read list or play some video games.
