I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction. Jodi Picoult belongblackcommercial share on social
I was one of the first authors to have an active website. I'm totally obsessed with technology. I'm always looking for ways to connect with my readers. I answer all my fan mail. Jodi Picoult activeanswerauthor Change image and share on social
I'm not going to tell a person how to think, don't believe in that. What I want to do, when I write these books, is just to say don't be so sure of yourself. Let me pull the carpet out from underneath you, and let's see if you can still find the footing. Jodi Picoult bookcarpetfind share on social
My friends say I have two speeds: fast and blistering. Jodi Picoult blisterfastfriend Change image and share on social
I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack. Jodi Picoult actfallfamily share on social
My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self-fulfilling prophecy? Jodi Picoult assistantfulfilljob Change image and share on social
It's a fallacy that writers have to shut themselves up in their ivory towers to write. I have all these interruptions, three of which I gave birth to. If I was thrown for a loop every time I was distracted I could never get anything done. Jodi Picoult birthdistractfallacy share on social
Many of my books come from what if questions that I can't answer, things that I'm worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American. Jodi Picoult americananswerbook Change image and share on social
I have several writer friends, but I don't involve them in my work process. I'm more likely to talk about the business of publishing with them. Jodi Picoult businessfriendinvolve Change image and share on social
I am an activist. I have a really big pulpit with my fiction and I love knowing that I can make people think. Jodi Picoult activistbigfiction Change image and share on social
