Jodi Picoult

Sam Parker

Jodi Picoult: 'My Advice Is Not To Self Publish'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 04.09.2012

Jodi Picoult, the outspoken author of 'ethical fiction,' has written 19 novels and topped The New York Times bestseller list on five different occasio...

What Do Writers Want? Everything.

Lev Raphael | Posted 04.05.2012

Lev Raphael

Roxane Gay recently pointed out in Salon that all our discussions about whether women writers like best selling Jennifer Weiner don't get enough press...

#DearYoungerMe

Posted 12.22.2011

This time of year, everyone is focused on making resolutions. Most of them entail becoming a better version of yourself. But how many times do we look...

Sing You Home Is a Cauldron of Controversy

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Jackie K. Cooper

Jodi Picoult is an amazingly talented writer and this story is one of her most affecting. But certain stumbles take away from its overall impact.

The Week's Hottest Reads: Another New Number 1

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

-- HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Sing You Home: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Atria)...

Jodi Picoult's 'Sing You Home' Defends Gay Rights

usatoday.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Did President Obama get his hands on an early copy of Sing You Home? Or does best-selling novelist Jodi Picoult, as usual, have an uncanny sense of g...

Why Book Review Equality Matters

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Randy Susan Meyers

If women's books aren't reviewed, when women's books are declared "less literary, and when women's books on family are declared women's fiction, while men's domestic books are declared brave and eye-opening, it adds many pounds to the micro-inequality pile.

Is Oprah Sexist? Should Authors Say Less and Write More?

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

Lev Raphael

So Oprah picked Jonathan Franzen's new novel for her Book Club, despite the hullabaloo about the amount of "sexist" press coverage his new novel was getting. Does that make Oprah sexist?

In Defense of Good Writing: Where Are the Strong Female Writers?

Koa Beck | Posted 05.25.2011

Koa Beck

With the exception of a few female literary giants, it seems that even when a big publication does take note of a compelling female voice, she isn't nearly as strong a writer as her male colleagues.

An Apology for Women's Literature

Carol Muske-Dukes | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Muske-Dukes

Sisters, let's be honest. We write books. But if you look at the fact that so many more works by men are reviewed in major journals, our "books" are not what the establishment deems noteworthy.

Who Says Jane Austen Was a Popular Novelist?

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

Lev Raphael

Given Jane Austen's ubiquity, and the fact that anything with her name on it will sell, you might think she's always been a sensation. But you'd be wrong.

Lit Versus Commercial Fiction: Writer Wars?

Randy Susan Meyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Randy Susan Meyers

It saddens me seeing writers buy into a class war. In today's market, lit looks down on commercial, which look down on genre, which eschew whatever is lower on the literary food chain.

The Making of a Novel: What Constitutes Success?

Jennie Nash | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennie Nash

The fracas surrounding Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner's comments about favoritism in the New York Times Book Review is hard to read for a midlist wr...

When Is a Literary Feud NOT a Literary Feud?

Lisa Solod | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Solod

For all those tired of debating who is a "real" American and to whom Constitutional rights apply, and don't, the feud between literary star Jonathan Franzen and bestselling novelists Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Picoult is a welcome distraction.

FIRST TIME ANYWHERE: Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Weiner Speak Out Together

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Jason Pinter

Controversy broke out online over whether Franzen's star treatment was indicative of the literary establishment's alleged shoddy treatment of what is commonly referred to as 'women's fiction.'

Weiner Escalates Feud With Franzen Coverage

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

Dubbing the pre-publication furore "Franzenfrenzy", Weiner put out a call to her 15,000 Twitter follows "for non-Franzen novels about love, identity, ...

Is The New York Times Biased Toward White Guys From Brooklyn?

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011

Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner, two writers whose work is often referred to as "chick lit," have been tweeting and commenting in the press about Mic...

The Author Photo: Where's My Body Double When I Need Her?

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Holly Robinson

How much does an author photo really count when it comes to selling the book? Books might not sell better with a gorgeous author, but it couldn't hurt.

Jodi Picoult Just Wants Respect: 'Maybe It's Because I'm A Girl'

Telegraph UK | Cassandra Jardine | Posted 05.25.2011

Reviews of her books on Amazon -- she rarely gets attention on literary pages -- reveal a loyal following. Readers enjoy the way she reflects multiple...

Why Writers Need Book Clubs

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Holly Robinson

In times when magazines are folding and publishers want brand names, authors write without knowing if we'll be read. But book groups allow us to learn what moved readers (or didn't).

Bestsellers: Publisher's Weekly

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "House Rules: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Atria)...

Her Latest Novel Proves Jodi Picoult Rules!

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Jackie K. Cooper

Jodi Picoult isn't a writer who deals in the ordinary. In her latest novel House Rules, she sets her sights on Asperger's Disease and creates a character who suffers from this disability.

Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Evgenia Citkowitz's Debut Collection of Stories

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Patricia Zohn

2010-05-13-outsidepull.jpg Citkowitz is a wit and a seer, setting seemingly everyday folk in unusual circumstances and then showing us that normal doesn't really exist, after all.

Jodi Picoult's 'House Rules' Plays To Her Audience

AP | ALICIA RANCILIO | Posted 05.25.2011

"House Rules" (Atria, 353 pages, $28), by Jodi Picoult: Jodi Picoult knows her audience. She tends to write family dramas that tug at the heartstrings...

Heroic Mothers: Tamsen Donner, Gabrielle Burton and Jodi Picoult's Latest

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Nina Sankovitch

Three very different portraits of motherhood are presented in Jodi Picoult's House Rules and Gabrielle Burton's Impatient with Desire and Searching for Tamsen Donner; what all three books have in common is a vibrant portrayal of mother as hero.