Jodi Picoult
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Jodi Lynn Picoult (born May 19, 1966) is an American writer.
She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003.
Currently approximately 14 million copies of her books are in print worldwide, translated into 34 languages.
Early life
Picoult was born in Nesconset, New York, on Long Island and has one younger brother. She graduated from Smithtown High School East in June, 1983. She has described her family as "non-practicing Jewish". Picoult wrote her first story at age five, titled "The Lobster Which Misunderstood". Picoult's mother and grandmother were both teachers, and she says that their influence on her was very important.
Education
Picoult studied creative writing at Princeton University with Mary Morris, and graduated in 1987 with an A.B. in English after completing a 320-page-long senior thesis titled "Developments." She published two short stories in Seventeen magazine while still in college. Immediately after graduation, she began a variety of jobs, ranging from editing textbooks to teaching eighth-grade English. She earned a master's degree in education from Harvard University. Picoult has two honorary Doctor of Letters degrees; one from Dartmouth College in 2010, the other from the University of New Haven in 2012.
In 2016, Picoult was selected to be Princeton's Class Day Speaker before commencement.
Personal life
Picoult has been married to Timothy Warren van Leer, whom she met in college, since 1989. They reside in Hanover, New Hampshire with their three children: Samantha, and Kyle Ferreira, and Jake. Picoult has published two books with her daughter Samantha.
Career
Picoult is the author of the DC Comics series Wonder Woman (vol.). (March 3), following Allan Heinberg's departure. On March 28, 2007, her first issue (number 6) was published, and her last issue (issue number 10) was released on June 27, 2007.
Nineteen Minutes, Picoult's book about the aftermath of a school shooting in a small town, which was released on March 9th, was her first book to debut on the New York Times best-seller list. Change of Heart, her second book to debut on that list, was published on March 4, 2008. Handle with Care, 2009 and 2010 were both number one on the New York Times best-seller list, with Handle with Care in 2009 and 2010.
Jodi Picoult is aware that she is often criticized as a chick-lit author, but she claims that if she loses in critical acclaim, she gains more control: "I'm never going to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, not going to win a National Book award, never to be nominated" is a male recipient. Sales and readership are the two things you trade for. I would rather reach more people. It would be helpful not to be accused of being a bad writer, but if you do buy one of my books, you will be quickly dismissed of the belief."
Picoult participated in the interview of Brooke Nelson, a college student who was quoted in her local newspaper, that she felt that author Sarah Dessen's YA books were not appropriate for the Common Read program run by Northern State University, Aberdeen, and had instead pushed for the inclusion of Just Mercy, a civil rights lawyer's memoir. In reaction to Nelson's remarks, Picoult dismissed Nelson's views as "sinister" and "demeaning to women" and advised her followers on Twitter to "fight the patriarchy." When the story was published in Jezebel, The Guardian, the Washington Post, and Slate, Picoult apologised on Twitter, noting that her remarks had resulted in harassment and bullying of Nelson.
Honors and awards
- New England Bookseller Award for Fiction (2003)
- Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association (2005)
- Book Browse Diamond Award for novel of the year (2005)
- Lifetime Achievement Award for mainstream fiction from the Romance Writers of America
- Fearless Fiction Award from Cosmopolitan magazine (2007)
- Waterstone's Author of the Year (UK)
- Vermont Green Mountain Book Award (2007)
- New Hampshire Granite State Book Award
- Virginia Reader's Choice Award (2007)
- Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award (2006)
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award (2007)
- New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Literary Merit (2013–14)
- Princeton Alumni Weekly Our Most Influential Alumni list
- Sarah Josepha Hale Award Medalist (2019)