Kristopher Jansma's Blog

I picked up TUSOL as a really depressed 13 year old who hardly engaged in anything. The book helped me flip my life around. I read everything in the book with a figurative magnifying glass, as if I could wring out all of the information and passages I love

44% - Thank you so much for this incredibly kind note. I really appreciate what you had to say, and as someone who has struggled on and off with various levels of depression and anxiety, I am so glad to know that reading the books is helpful to others… I know writing them was very very helpful to me in dealing with my own issues. I’m hard at work now on another book that hits on some of those same themes, with more of a focus on how we pass them on to our children/inherit them from our parents… I hope to have it done soon and ready to send to my editors. I’ll be thinking of your kind words when I do!

Hi there! My book club just read the Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by by Kristopher Jansma. We are really enjoyed the book. Our group is meeting on Thursday November 8 at 7:00 PM PST (Vancouver time). Our friend Nicole Havers actually skyped you into her

Hi! I am so sorry to have missed this kind offer! I remember Nicole well and I was so happy to talk with her about the book, and I would have been happy to speak to your group as well. If you have a chance in the future, reach me at kristopher.jansma at gmail dot com and I’d be happy to set something up!

I forgot to tell you how to respond. I am the person who learned of Poland Syndrome from your article in the N.Y. Times At 65, I have now put that puzzle piece in. Thanks, Jane Nitsch JFNitsch at gmail. Thanks again, Jane

Hi Jane! I’m so glad to hear that the article was so helpful to you! Sorry it took me so long to respond to this message. I really appreciate you reaching out and I hope that you too find the answers you’re looking for! Cheers!

Excited for next week, when I’ll join authors like...

Excited for next week, when I’ll join authors like Christian Kiefer, Jacqueline Woodson, Yaa Gyasi, and Claire Vaye Watkins at the Festival America in Vincennes, France.

I'm not sure if it's normal to reach out to authors... I just felt like I really needed to thank you. Anyone who knows me can tell you I lack love for literature but something about TUSOL really stood out to me. I'm the student that greatly relies on spark

Thank you so much! Sorry it took me such a long time to respond! I have had a second book out since 2016 called WHY WE CAME TO THE CITY, and am working hard on a third!

Not a question. The Unchangeable Spots of the Leopards. Can't believe this is your first book - looking forward to more. I write a note in front of each book for my heirs: "Absolutely delightful. Impossible to explain and impossible to put down". You

Thank you so much! I am sorry it took me such a long time to write back. I do have a second novel that has been out since 2016, WHY WE CAME TO THE CITY, and I’m working hard on a third now! It’s very encouraging to hear from readers who admire the book. :)

Dear Kristopher, Just finished "The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards" and loved it. I read it as part of of 14 person monthly reading group in Massachusetts. I did lots of "dog ears" but one that I had to ask you about is on page 143 when he spots Tina and

Thanks Scott! People really seem to like that line! :) My brother/sister-in-law live outside of Philly and I was thinking of them when I wrote it!

Will you be publishing anymore books?

I’m working hard on a third now! My second novel, WHY WE CAME TO THE CITY has been out since 2016!

Great piece in the NYTimes -- love the voice and your last line was spit-take-worthy. Bravo, man! DH

That is so wonderful to hear! I’m so glad that the article resonated with you!

Fernando Alonso, two time Formula 1 Champion and often regarded as the best driver of his generation, shares your condition of a missing pectoral muscle. Thought you might like to know. FGL

That is so wonderful to hear! I’m so glad that the article resonated with you!