Jodi Picoult
Born in 1966 and raised in Long Island, Jodi Picoult
Picoult studied writing at Princeton and had two short stories published in Seventeen while a student.
However, fiction writing wouldn't immediately pay the bills, so she took jobs as a technical writer, ad writer, textbook editor, and 8th grade English teacher before going to Harvard for a master's degree.
It was during her pregnancy that she finally sat down to write her first novel. Eleven novels and a New England Book Award for fiction later, she'll say that she only moonlights as a writer, her real job is mom to her three children. However, since her husband became a stay-at-home dad, she's been able to devote more time to writing while he takes care of the car pooling, lunches, and practices.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOK HELP WEB REVIEWS OF JODI PICOULT WORKS |
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Nineteen Minutes - This is Jodi Picoult's most recent novel, and I predict it will become her best seller to date... (read more) |
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The Tenth Circle - Through the first half of the novel, I found myself unable to put the book down... (read more) |
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Songs of the Humpback Whale - By telling her story through five individual "voices", she allows us to piece together a larger "truth" (read more) |
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Harvesting the Heart -What this novel reminded me, is that we are the masters of our own destiny, and we can make choices... (read more) |
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Picture Perfect - Picoult hints at some thought provoking themes, but the story itself is not rich enough... (read more) |
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Plain Truth -The story itself is engaging. The reader is drawn in and may have a difficult time putting the book down... (read more) |
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Salem Falls -
...a well written, entertaining novel that discusses themes of morality and identity while offering a great escape... (read more) |
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Second Glance - Jodi Picoult is a fabulous story teller. She has a gift for sharing compelling stories, and for weaving intricate plot lines... (read more) |
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My Sister's Keeper -
Praise to Jodi Picoult for writing such a sensitive novel about such an emotional topic. She forces us to address... (read more) |
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Related Links
| New England Book Award - 2003 winner for fiction, following Chris Bohjalian |
| Long Island, New York - Picoult grew up in suburban Suffolk County |
| The Pact, first cinema project adapted from a Picoult novel |
| Sly Stallone, actor - Picoult watched him on set, researching Picture Perfect |
| Mariska Hargitay, actress - Law & Order actress starred in Plain Truth |
