Jodi Picoult

January 4, 2024
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Jodi Picoult
Full Name Jodi Picoult
Occupation Novelist
Date Of Birth May 19, 1966(1966-05-19)
Age 58
Birthplace Nesconset
Country United States
Birth City New York
Horoscope Taurus

Jodi Picoult Biography

Name Jodi Picoult
Birthday May 19
Birth Year 1966
Place Of Birth Nesconset
Home Town New York
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Taurus
Spouse Timothy Warren Van Leer
Children(s) Jake van Leer, Samantha van Leer, Kyle van Leer

Jodi Picoult is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on May 19, 1966 in Nesconset, New York, United States. Popular American author She has written more than twenty novels, and has fourteen million books published around the world. Her most popular and well-known novellas comprise The Pact, Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, and My Sister’s Keeper.

She as well as She and Jon Spaihts both attended Princeton University. both went to Princeton University.

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.

She studied creative writing at Princeton University with Mary Morris, and graduated in 1987. 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.

She was born in Long Island, New York as well as later in New Hampshire. She was married in 1989. was married Timothy Warren Van Leer; Together, they had 3 children (Kyle, Sammy, and Jake).

Jodi Picoult Net Worth

Net Worth $10 Million
Source Of Income Novelist
House Living in own house.

Jodi Picoult is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jodi Picoult 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her graduation in 1987 from Princeton University in 1987 with an education in writing. She edited textbooks and taught eighth grade English before releasing her first book, Songs of the Humpback Whale in 1992.

The novel she wrote, Nineteen Minutes, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list at the highly sought-after #1 position.

Jodi Lynn Picoult (/ˈ dʒ oʊ d i ˈ p iː k oʊ / ; 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.

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Who is Jodi Picoult Dating?

According to our records, Jodi Picoult married to Timothy Warren Van Leer. As of December 1, 2023, Jodi Picoult’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2010, Picoult led the 5th Annual Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hero Half Marathon & Relay 5K Walk around Occum Pond and through the town of Hanover, New Hampshire.

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Jodi Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jodi Picoult celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

In 2016, Picoult joined the advisory board of Vida: Women in Literary Arts, a “non-profit feminist organization committed to creating transparency around the lack of gender parity in the literary landscape and to amplifying historically-marginalized voices, including people of color; writers with disabilities; and queer, trans and gender nonconforming individuals”. Picoult’s website says that VIDA: Women in Literary Arts is a research-driven organization.

What is Jodi Picoult's best selling book?

With over one million ratings, “ My Sister’s Keeper ” is the most popular Jodi Picoult novel amongst Goodreads members. It’s the story of two sisters, one with leukemia and the other conceived with a purpose: As a bone marrow donor for her sister.

What kind of books are Jodi Picoult?

Picoult writes popular fiction which can be characterised as family saga. She frequently centres storylines around a moral dilemma or a procedural drama which pits family members against one another.

What is the order of Jodi Picoult books?

  • Songs of the Humpback Whale (1992)
  • Harvesting the Heart (1993)
  • Picture Perfect (1995)
  • Mercy (1996)
  • The Pact (1998)
  • Keeping Faith (1999)
  • Plain Truth (2000)
  • Salem Falls (2001)

Is A Spark of Light a true story?

In “A Spark of Light,” the queen of ethical-dilemma fiction sticks to her dependable recipe, this time tackling the hot-button issue of abortion. In Picoult’s novel (as in real life), there is only one women’s health clinic that provides abortions in Mississippi.

Which Jodi Picoult book should I read first?

  • A Spark of Light.
  • Nineteen Minutes.
  • My Sister’s Keeper.
  • The Storyteller.

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