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Joshilyn Jackson

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Jackson's latest novel, SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY, pubs on November 19, 2013!

New York Times Bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson is the author of six novels: gods in Alabama, Between, Georgia, The Girl Who Stopped Swimming, Backseat Saints, A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty, and most recently, SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY. Her books have been translated into a dozen languages, won SIBA’s novel of the year, twice been a #1 Book Sense Pick, and twice been shortlisted for the Townsend prize. A former actor, Jackson reads the audio versions of her novels; her work in this field has been nominated for the Audie Award, was selected by AudioFile Magazine for their best of the year list, and garnered two Listen Up Awards from Publisher’s Weekl...more


HEY! Remember 3Q’s? Where a writer would drop by for a visit, answer 3 questions, and if the book sounded like something up your alley, you could leave a comment to be entered in a contest to win a FREE SIGNED COPY?


Well—looks like we are doing that again. Cool, eh?


I first met Trisha Slay 3 or 4 years ago. Maybe more. I am not all that grounded in time and space….but I DO know Where. We were at...

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Average rating: 3.76 · 32,324 ratings · 4,781 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors
gods in Alabama
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 8,880 ratings — published 2005 — 26 editions
A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 7,332 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions
Between, Georgia
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 6,106 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 5,674 ratings — published 2008 — 21 editions
Backseat Saints
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 4,313 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions
Someone Else's Love Story: ...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 5 editions
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 2,580 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions
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“There are gods in Alabama: Jack Daniel's, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big tits, and also Jesus.”
Joshilyn Jackson, gods in Alabama

“God gave us crying so other folks could see when we needed help, and help us.”
Joshilyn Jackson, gods in Alabama

“I had been born and mostly raised in the South, so I ought to have been able to find a way to reach him. Southern girls are trained from birth up that the way to a man's heart is never through the front door. They may leave a basket of cookies there, and while he's busy picking them up, they're squirming in through a back window.”
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message 3: by Beth

Beth Hi Joshilyn,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this fellow Goodreads author!


Joshilyn Jackson Thanks. Trying to figure out how it works. FEEL WEIRD HERE. Like I am listenign in on conversations that I have NO business hearing...


message 1: by Wendy

Wendy Welcome to Goodreads, Joshilyn! :)


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