“In Poland, for a while, my books all had cartoons on the cover. I trust my publishers in each country to know what works in their individual markets.” KnowsBookCountryIndividualCartoonPublishersPoland Author:Jodi Picoult
“I am always consulted about covers, and give feedback, but I am also aware that what causes a customer to pick a book up off a shelf in the UK is very different from what causes a customer to pick a book up in the US.” GivingBookDifferentCausesPicksCustomersShelvesFeedback Author:Jodi Picoult
“I love meeting my readers - so the more I can talk to at one event the better!” I CanEventsReaderMeetings Author:Jodi Picoult
“My favorite part of any event is a Q&A. I do get asked a lot of the same questions but every now and then someone surprises me - and I LOVE that.” EventsSurpriseMy FavoriteNow And ThenSurprise Me Author:Jodi Picoult
“The question I hate the most is "How did you DO it - write novels and raise your children simultaneously!" I mean, do MALE authors get asked that??” WritingMeanChildrenHateNovelI HateOur ChildrenRaisesMalesYour Children Author:Jodi Picoult
“In America right now, the people who talk about race the most are people of color - and if we are going to move the needle forward, it's WHITE people who need to acknowledge their role in racism.” PeopleIfsNeedsAmericaMovingWhiteRaceRolesColorRight NowRacismAcknowledgeNeedles Author:Jodi Picoult
“I try really hard to ask people to take a look at their bookshelves. Are there female writers on it? Gay writers? Writers of color? There should be.” PeopleShouldTryingLooksHardAsksColorGayFemaleBookshelvesFemale Writers Author:Jodi Picoult
“Stem cell research has become such a polarizing issue in America... and I wanted to bring it down to the personal level, instead of the political.” WantedAmericaPoliticalLevelsIssuesResearchCellsStemStem CellStem Cell ResearchPolarizing Author:Jodi Picoult
“I think this is every mother's worst nightmare - something dreadful happening to her child.” ThinkingChildrenMotherWorstHappeningsNightmareWorst Nightmares Author:Jodi Picoult