Featured Novel
Dance in a Madhouse
Coming in September, 2026 from Montague Books
“ . . . a gripping, yet deeply humane, novel that gives voice to those silenced and reminds us how easily reason can be labeled madness.”
— Jacqueline Friedland
USA Today bestselling author of Counting Backwards
Upcoming Novels
Dance on the Edge
Coming 2027
Philadelphia, 1907. Owen is a young doctor who has had his own brush with madness. Working with Brumbaugh, a canny detective who has wounds that won’t heal, he digs deep into the mind of the cutter and engages him in a Dance on the Edge.
About the Author
Jess Wright, M.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and the Kolb Endowed Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Louisville. He is the founding director of the University of Louisville Depression Center and a leading expert in cognitive-behavior therapy, with books used worldwide in clinical training.
In recent years, Wright has turned to fiction as another way of exploring the questions that have shaped his career. His novels draw on history, psychology, and lived experience to illuminate the inner lives of characters shaped by war, confinement, and the search for meaning.
Clinical Work and Published Books
Jess Wright is a psychiatrist and educator whose work has focused on practical, evidence-based treatment for depression, anxiety, and severe mental illness. In addition to his novels, he is the author of widely-used medical and self-help books that teach the principles and application of cognitive-behavior therapy to clinicians and general readers worldwide.
Books for Clinicians
Self-Help Books