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“It's hard to exaggerate how well Picoult writes.”

— Financial Times

“Nothing is ever all said and done in a Picoult novel. One can imagine the ripples of these characters' lives echoing on and on, even after the last page has been turned. Odds are, you'll wish you hadn't turned it. ”

— San Antonio Express-News

“Picoult is a rare writer who delivers book after book, a winning combination of the literary and the commercial.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“Picoult writes with a fine touch, a sharp eye for detail, and a firm grasp of the delicacy and complexity of human relationships.”

—The Boston Globe

“Picoult has become a master-almost a clairvoyant-at targeting hot issues and writing highly readable page-turners about them…It is impossible not to be held spellbound by the way she forces us to think, hard, about right and wrong.”

—The Washington Post

My US book tour resumes August 24. See my latest schedule of appearances.

Book News: Everyone's asking about Change of Heart, my new novel. A million copies are being printed, which makes me feel like Stephen King instead of li’l ol’ me! Watch the video trailer. It arrived in bookstores on March 4, 2008, and is debuting on the New York Times list at Number ONE! I promise it will shake you up, and make you think about some really tough issues that I find particularly relevant in the light of our upcoming election! Nineteen Minutes is out in paperback!

Movie News: The Tenth Circle will air on Lifetime on June 28! I promise you, you will be blown away by the performances!!!! see the photos on the set of The Tenth Circle (and more) »

New videos —my publisher’s put together two little behind–the–scenes videos of me! One shows me on book tour in Rome, with my daughter… the second invites you to my lake house, with me and my three kids!

I take on one of the most powerful female characters ever created in Wonder Woman: Love & Murder. UK Readers can find out more about this title (with eye-popping art) at TitanBooks.com, and US fans can check it out at DCcomics.com. The newest chapter in this superheroine’s mythic life continues in fabulous fashion.

Nineteen Minutes hit the stores on March 6, and on March 25 was #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for fiction. Nineteen Minutes addresses the aftermath of a school shooting in a small town. Watch the Nineteen Minutes Trailer.

To the students and families of Northern Illinois University:

“As someone who’s studied school shootings while writing 19 Minutes - and more importantly, as a parent - my heart goes out the the NIU community. About a year ago, after the hardcover publication of my book, I watched VA Tech unfold; now, with the paperback edition of 19 Minutes, I have just heard the news of NIU. These are not the sorts of fictions anyone wants to see become reality; it breaks my heart to see history repeat itself. I hope that as we help this community recover, we take a hard look at what questions we can pose NOW at all educational institutions to keep this from happening again.”

Are you an educator looking to use 19 minutes for an anti-bullying curriculum?

I recently had the opportunity to witness a leadership conference in Connecticut, where seventy-five high school students from the greater Hartford CT area all came together to discuss Improving School Climates, using 19 Minutes as a springboard for discussion. The moderators, JoAnn Freiberg and Nancy Pugliese - both working with the State Dept. of Education - created a curriculum and format that they have kindly volunteered to let me post on this website so that other educators can benefit from it! Using a “fishbowl discussion” format, they used excerpts from the book and based questions off those excerpts for discussion.

Resources for educators: an anti-bullying curriculum and format:

At the day’s end, students split up by school and formulated action steps that they could take away from their discussion to use in their own school settings. It was an amazing event to witness - to see kids committed to being the change they want to see in the world. If you have any further questions, you can contact JoAnnFreiberg@aol.com.

Jodi’s latest: Change of Heart

Learn about Jodi’s new novel, Change of Heart. You’ll find an excerpt, resources for further information, and discussion questions for your book club. Find out what others are saying about Change of Heart. »

Celebrate the arrival of Change of Heart: listen to a podcast about the research behind the book… and check back frequently to hear newly uploaded podcasts…including original short stories by Jodi!

Can’t wait till 2009? Take a peek at Jodi’s next book, Handle With Care. It’s the story of a mother with a severely handicapped child who initiates a wrongful birth lawsuit, hoping the settlement will allow her to take care of her daughter’s needs. There’s only one hitch: the OB/GYN she’s suing is her best friend. Read an excerpt… »

Jodi was only the second woman to write the Wonder Woman comic book series. Her five issues have been collected in a book called Wonder Woman: Love and Murder. »

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Got Art?

Are you a die-hard fan of The Tenth Circle? Are you looking for an unforgettable gift for someone...or a treat for yourself? The artist who drew the illustrations in the Tenth Circle is selling his original, one-of-a-kind artwork - the very pages that were used in the production of the novel. Interested shoppers can find more information at the artist’s web site.

What’s New:

Visit Audible for digital audiobooks by Jodi Picoult. Jodi's 13 unabridged audiobooks from Audible (see complete listing) can be downloaded and played back on the Apple iPod, personal computers, and wireless mobile devices and burned on to CDs. Audible also offers The Jodi Picoult Collection, which contains four of Jodi Picoult's most riveting novels: My Sister's Keeper, Second Glance, Vanishing Acts, and The Tenth Circle.

See new photos: on the set of The Tenth Circle, family pets and trips to NYC & Italy
Jodi answers questions asked by fans from Australia
Read interviews from South Africa, Equinox Magazine & The Sunday Times
Browse international book jackets from Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom

Jodi Picoult's novels

Jodi's novels center on family, relationships, and the balance of love. Riveting plots bring to light questions and issues that remain with a reader long after the last page is turned. Her fifteen published books— Songs of the Humpback Whale, Harvesting the Heart, Picture Perfect, Mercy, The Pact, Keeping Faith, Plain Truth, Salem Falls, Perfect Match, Second Glance, My Sister's Keeper, Vanishing Acts, The Tenth Circle,Nineteen Minutes, and Change of Heart —have all been critically acclaimed. Jodi is the recipient of the 2003 New England Bookseller Association Award for Fiction!

Published books 2008…1992 click on a book jacket (below) and find book club discussion questions, a brief synopsis, excerpts, kudos, and maybe even a movie or podcast!