Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult is a bestselling author known for tackling controversial social issues in her novels.
She has written 28 books, including Small Great Things, My Sister's Keeper, and Leaving Time.
Picoult's works often explore ethical dilemmas and feature multiple narrative perspectives.
She conducts extensive research for her novels, aiming to present complex topics with nuance and empathy.
Picoult lives in New Hampshire and has collaborated with her daughter on young adult fiction.
Her latest novel, Mad Honey, co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan, was released in October 2022.
Picoult engages with readers through her website and social media platforms.

Books by Jodi Picoult

My Sister's Keeper

by Jodi Picoult • 2004

Born to save her sister, a thirteen-year-old sues her parents for control of her own body.

4.11

1.2M+

🩺 Medical Ethics 🧬 Designer Baby 👭 Sibling Sacrifice 🫂 Childhood Illness 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift

My Sister's Keeper

Born to save her sister, a thirteen-year-old sues her parents for control of her own body.

by Jodi Picoult 2004 423 pages

4.11

1.2M+ ratings

🩺 Medical Ethics 🧬 Designer Baby 👭 Sibling Sacrifice 🫂 Childhood Illness 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift

Mad Honey

by Jodi Picoult • 2022

A beekeeper's son is charged with his girlfriend's murder. She raised him. Now she must doubt him.

4.07

500k+

🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🐻 Mother Protecting Son 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Identity ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

Mad Honey

A beekeeper's son is charged with his girlfriend's murder. She raised him. Now she must doubt him.

by Jodi Picoult 2022 464 pages

4.07

500k+ ratings

🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🐻 Mother Protecting Son 🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Identity ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

Small Great Things

by Jodi Picoult • 2016

Removed from a white newborn's care for being Black, a nurse stands trial for his death.

4.36

400k+

🎯 Wrongful Accusation ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔗 Systemic Racism 🩺 Medical Ethics 💡 Racial Awakening

Small Great Things

Removed from a white newborn's care for being Black, a nurse stands trial for his death.

by Jodi Picoult 2016 510 pages

4.36

400k+ ratings

🎯 Wrongful Accusation ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔗 Systemic Racism 🩺 Medical Ethics 💡 Racial Awakening

Nineteen Minutes

by Jodi Picoult • 2007

A bullied boy's school shooting forces his mother to face the everyday cruelty the town ignored.

4.18

400k+

🏫 School Shooting ⚖️ Legal Drama 😞 Survivor Guilt 😔 Parental Guilt 💔 Bullying Trauma

Nineteen Minutes

A bullied boy's school shooting forces his mother to face the everyday cruelty the town ignored.

by Jodi Picoult 2007 440 pages

4.18

400k+ ratings

🏫 School Shooting ⚖️ Legal Drama 😞 Survivor Guilt 😔 Parental Guilt 💔 Bullying Trauma

The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult • 2013

An elderly SS officer asks a reclusive Jewish baker to forgive and end his life.

4.30

200k+

🕯️ Holocaust Survival 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma ⚖️ Moral Complexity ⚔️ World War Ii 🕰️ Dual Timeline

The Storyteller

An elderly SS officer asks a reclusive Jewish baker to forgive and end his life.

by Jodi Picoult 2013 461 pages

4.30

200k+ ratings

🕯️ Holocaust Survival 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma ⚖️ Moral Complexity ⚔️ World War Ii 🕰️ Dual Timeline

Leaving Time

by Jodi Picoult • 2014

A girl enlists a psychic and a detective to find her mother, who vanished ten years ago.

4.00

200k+

🔎 Missing Mother 🔮 Psychic Investigator 🐘 Elephant Grief 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⏳ Dual Timeline

Leaving Time

A girl enlists a psychic and a detective to find her mother, who vanished ten years ago.

by Jodi Picoult 2014 398 pages

4.00

200k+ ratings

🔎 Missing Mother 🔮 Psychic Investigator 🐘 Elephant Grief 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⏳ Dual Timeline

House Rules

by Jodi Picoult • 2008

A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.

4.04

100k+

🧠 Autistic Protagonist ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Forensic Obsession 🧊 Wrongful Accusation 🐻 Protective Mother

House Rules

A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.

by Jodi Picoult 2008 532 pages

4.04

100k+ ratings

🧠 Autistic Protagonist ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Forensic Obsession 🧊 Wrongful Accusation 🐻 Protective Mother

A Spark of Light

by Jodi Picoult • 2018

A gunman seizes a reproductive clinic, trapping the hostage negotiator's teenage daughter inside.

3.75

100k+

⚖️ Reproductive Rights 🔫 Hostage Situation ⏪ Reverse Chronology 👥 Multiple Perspectives 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

A Spark of Light

A gunman seizes a reproductive clinic, trapping the hostage negotiator's teenage daughter inside.

by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages

3.75

100k+ ratings

⚖️ Reproductive Rights 🔫 Hostage Situation ⏪ Reverse Chronology 👥 Multiple Perspectives 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

Handle with Care

by Jodi Picoult • 2009

Bankrupted by her fragile daughter's bones, a mother sues her best friend for wrongful birth.

4.01

100k+

🏥 Medical Ethics 🦴 Parenting Disability 👤 Invisible Sibling ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💔 Best Friend Betrayal

Handle with Care

Bankrupted by her fragile daughter's bones, a mother sues her best friend for wrongful birth.

by Jodi Picoult 2009 477 pages

4.01

100k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Ethics 🦴 Parenting Disability 👤 Invisible Sibling ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 💔 Best Friend Betrayal

By Any Other Name

by Jodi Picoult • 2024

Her ancestor wrote for Shakespeare in secret. Now her own play wears a man's name too.

4.10

100k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📜 Shakespeare Authorship ✍️ Hidden Authorship 🎭 Women In Theater 🌳 Ancestral Legacy

By Any Other Name

Her ancestor wrote for Shakespeare in secret. Now her own play wears a man's name too.

by Jodi Picoult 2024 528 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 📜 Shakespeare Authorship ✍️ Hidden Authorship 🎭 Women In Theater 🌳 Ancestral Legacy

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