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Jodi Picoult

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born

May 19, 1966 in Nesconset, Long Island, New York,, The United States

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female

website

http://www.jodipicoult.com/

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genre

Literature & Fiction, Parenting & Families, Human Emotions & Relationships

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Picoult was born and raised in Nesconset on Long Island, New York. Her first story, at age 5 was "The Lobster Which Misunderstood." She studied writing at Princeton University, graduating in 1987, and had two short stories published by Seventeen magazine while still in college. Immediately after graduation, she took on a series of miscellaneous jobs, from editing at a textbook publishing company to teaching eighth grade English classes. Soon after, she attended Harvard University to earn her master's degree in education.
Picoult's novels tend to center on human emotion and complex human relationships. Most of her books' storylines incorporate a criminal or civil case which lasts throughout the book's narrative, concluding sho...more

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Jodi Picoult's Blog

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Hello everyone,

I hope everyone’s surviving the holidays! The first bit of news I have to share with you is the publication of CHANGE OF HEART in paperback - it came out December 2 - just in time for you to add to your 2009 book club roster, I hope.

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I’ve spent the fall working hard on the 2010 book. It’s not done yet, but I’m getting closer! It is about a bo... read more »

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Books by Jodi Picoult

Average rating: 3.81 · 704,402 ratings · 71,179 reviews · 29 distinct works

	My Sister's Keeper 4.00 avg rating — 211,716 ratings — published 2004 — 78 editions	My rating:
	Nineteen Minutes 3.95 avg rating — 72,650 ratings — published 2007 — 48 editions	My rating:
	The Pact 3.86 avg rating — 61,835 ratings — published 1998 — 43 editions	My rating:
	Plain Truth 3.90 avg rating — 43,548 ratings — published 2000 — 39 editions	My rating:
	The Tenth Circle 3.35 avg rating — 41,668 ratings — published 2006 — 33 editions	My rating:
	Vanishing Acts 3.58 avg rating — 33,439 ratings — published 2005 — 40 editions	My rating:
	Change of Heart 3.80 avg rating — 32,092 ratings — published 2008 — 34 editions	My rating:
	Handle with Care 3.78 avg rating — 28,512 ratings — published 2009 — 30 editions	My rating:
	House Rules 3.85 avg rating — 28,626 ratings — published 2010 — 31 editions	My rating:
	Keeping Faith 3.73 avg rating — 24,717 ratings — published 1999 — 31 editions	My rating:

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Upcoming Events

Win a meet & greet with Jodi and a library of her books!
February 01, 2012 08:14AM — 101 people invited
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http://www.simonandschuster.ca/sweepstakes/lone-wolf-sweeps

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Meet Jodi Picoult in Toronto
Author appearance, March 13, 2012 07:00PM — 102 people invited
The Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, CA
http://www.facebook.com/events/322285684482731/

Meet bestselling author Jodi Picoult as she reads from and signs copies of her n...more

Interviews

December 2009, Jodi Picoult
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? JP: Writer, mom, Wonder Woman. Not necessarily in order. SS: What is your motto or maxim? JP: Why do it when you can overdo it? What Readers want to know... SS: How would you describe..." ...More

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Quotes by Jodi Picoult

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

tags: imperfect , love

6,393 people liked it

“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

tags: disappointment , loneliness , loner , solitude

2,261 people liked it

“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

1,615 people liked it

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Polls

What would you like book #2 be for January?

No One You Know by Michelle Richmond

2 votes, 50.0%

Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult

1 vote, 25.0%

Midnight Caller by Leslie Tentler

1 vote, 25.0%

4 total votes

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