Hi All,

Yesterday, I flew from Montreal to Toronto as part of the Canadian leg of the Mad Honey tour. Jenny Boylan was with me, as she has been for every step of the journey since September 28. But for the first time, things didn’t go according to plan. Our flight was delayed four hours. And then, upon arriving in Toronto, my bag was missing. Now, this is never fun for anyone, but it was particularly challenging because I had a television interview and I really wasn’t thrilled about being on Canadian TV in a flannel shirt.  

What happened? Well, what I like to call Team Jodi.

If you’ve come out to see me and Jenny, you have (I hope) had a great night and learned something and maybe opened up your heart a bit, hearing us talk. What you haven’t seen, however, are all the people who have gotten us to this point. From our agents to our editorial team to the dozens of folks at the publishing houses who work in marketing and publicity who make sure our books are in the right stores and being reviewed on Goodreads and seen and talked about. We literally have an army working tirelessly on our behalf, which became clear to me when my bag disappeared into the void of Canada. It took my amazing publicity team in the US working with my lecture agency to locate the bag (Air Canada, you’re getting coal for Xmas…). It took my Canadian publicist to whisk me to a street where I could literally build an outfit from the inside out — starting with clean underwear and ending with the clothing I wore to the interview. She also got us sorted at our event, and while Jenny and I talked to a wonderful crowd of Canadians, she hauled herself to the airport to search for a bag that wasn’t even hers. Which she found, circling on a lonely carousel after arriving on a different flight, no thanks to Air Canada (which still thinks the bag is missing).  

My toiletries and favorite boots etc. and I were reunited at nine p.m.  

I know that when a reader comes to a book event, it looks easy — like we just breeze in and do a talk and then breeze off to a different city and a new crowd of people. But nothing happens easily these days, and Jenny and I are both grateful to the people who have made this book tour so wonderful — both behind the scenes, and in front of us when we are on stage. Thanks to everyone who got us to where we needed to be on the Mad Honey tour, thanks to the people who came out to see us, who bought the book, who have written emails to tell us how much it meant to them, and who have helped us share our story with others. We truly, truly love you all.

We have one more continent to go. U.K.? Let’s do this.  

XO,

Jodi

MAD HONEY Is An Instant New York Times Bestseller!

Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business.

Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start.

And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can’t help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . .

Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn’t acknowledge the flashes of his father’s temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he’s hidden more than he’s shared with her.

Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves.

Order your copy today!

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I Hope To See You On The MAD HONEY U.K. Tour!

To celebrate the publication of Mad Honey, my co-writer Jennifer Finney Boylan and I will be touring the UK from November 11-18. We hope to see as many fans as possible on the road.

London - Friday, November 11, 7:30 PM GMT

Waterstones event at Conway Hall

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Henley - Saturday, November 12, 6:00 PM GMT

Henley Literary Festival event at Christ Church Centre

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Chorleywood - Sunday, November 13, 3:00 PM GMT

Chorleywood Bookshop event at Reach Free School

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Ely - Monday, November 14, 7:30 PM GMT

Topping & Company Booksellers event at The Lighthouse

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St. Boswells- Tuesday, November 15, 2:00 PM GMT

Mainstreet Trading bookshop event at St. Boswells Village Hall

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Edinburgh - Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 PM GMT

Topping & Company Booksellers event at Greenside Church

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York - Wednesday, November 16, 7:00 PM GMT

York Libraries and Fox Lane Books event at Tempest Anderson Hall

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Lytham St. Annes - Thursday, November 17, 12:30 PM GMT

Plackitt & Booth event at Fylde Rugby Club

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Chester - Tuesday, November 17, 7:30 PM GMT

Chester Literature Festival event at Storyhouse

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Oswestry - Friday, November 18, 12:30 PM GMT

Booka Bookshop event at The Holroyd Community Theatre

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Q: What are you listening to?

JP: Is it too early for Christmas carols?

Q: What are you reading?

JP: Still reading The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell.  

Q: What are you watching?

JP: The Empress.

Facebook Post Of The Month #1: Jenifer

I finished this (Mad Honey) last week (loved) and am still thinking about it. As always, you hit every nerve and made me think about everything from motherhood to human rights to gender to nature. Thanks ladies

Have You Seen…

Jennifer Finney Boylan and I loved sitting down with Juju Chang and Nightline to talk about Mad Honey! 

Watch it now!

Facebook Post Of The Month #2: Joan

One of the best books I have read this year (Mad Honey). Couldn’t put it down. Also very informational on bees and the other main topic which might be a spoiler if mentioned️

Need A Good Paperback To Read This Fall?

The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, and Leaving Time are all available in paperback.

You can read summaries and purchase the books via the links below.

Facebook Post Of The Month #3: Judy

I LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! this book (Mad Honey). This is one of my favorite quotes, “Sometimes making the world a better place just involves creating space for the people who are already in it.”

Win A Signed Edition Of WISH YOU WERE HERE

Congratulations to Sandy, this month's free signed book winner.

Each month, one person will be chosen from my newsletter subscribers or Facebook fans as a winner of a free signed edition of my latest book.

Facebook Post Of The Month #4: Jean

I had the honor of attending the Boston leg of the book tour and was so inspired by Jodi and Jenny. Thank you both for your voices that are so much needed in this world. I read this book (Mad Honey) from cover to cover yesterday.

Jodi In The News

Mad Honey By Jodi Picoult And Jennifer Finney Boylan Is Our 'GMA' Book Club Pick For October

Good Morning America

Mad Honey Authors Speak About New Best-Selling Novel

ABC News

Mad Honey Sees Jodi Picoult Collaborate With Jennifer Finney Boylan

Out In Perth

The Book Thief Musical Completes World Premiere In The U.K. October 15

Playbill

Overcome Adversity In 8 Irresistibly Triumphant Tales

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“Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

In March 2020, a vacationing American finds herself on lockdown in the Galapagos Islands at the start of the pandemic — and unable to return home. So begins Picoult’s beautiful story with a jaw-dropping twist guaranteed to change the way you think about how we’ve all weathered these unsettling years since the word changed.”

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“Mad Honey – Jodi Picoult

October’s must-read mystery thriller falls to Jodi Picoult’s latest novel, Mad Honey. Described as a soul-stirring novel about what we choose to keep from the past, this suspenseful book looks like it’s going to be a sure-fire winner.

The story centers on Olivia McAfee who has a picture-perfect life but circumstances bring her back to her New Hampshire hometown, where she takes over her father’s barkeeping business. At the same time, Lily Campanello also relocates to the same town, ready for her final year of high school.

When their paths cross, things take a turn for the worst. Lily is found dead and Olivia’s son, Asher, is questioned by police. Olivia is adamant her son is innocent… but is he really?”