Fitzroy Books prize for young adult fiction
My fifth novel FINDING NORMAL recently won Fitzroy Books' prize for young adult fiction and will be published in spring 2025. I'm thrilled this novel has found the right home! https://regalhousepublishing.com/jen-doktorski/
AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER release day!
Hi all! My fourth YA novel, AUGUST & EVERYTHING AFTER (Sourcebooks Fire), is out today and I'm soooo excited to see this book go into the world!!! The characters in this book are among my favorites and I'm anxious to have readers meet them on the page. In honor of...
Kneeling at Well-Curbs or Why I Write
Why do I write? That was February's topic over at YA Outside the Lines, where I blog monthly with a group of amazing authors. The topic came at an opportune time for me. I turned in my fourth YA novel to my editor in early December and since then I’ve been asking...
RELEASE DAY! Sunny Sweet is So Not Scary by J. Albert Mann
Masha, Junchao, and Alice have planned the perfect slumber party . . . until Sunny insists their house is haunted. An unexplained howl. Flickering lights. And someone-or something-may be watching them from the front hall closet. At first, Sunny tries to...
COVER REVEAL: Spark by Holly Schindler
I am so pleased to be taking part in today's cover reveal for Holly Schinder's latest YA novel Spark, due out May 17. 2016. Isn't it gorgeous?!!! I'm already a fan of Holly's work and cannot wait to read this one. About Holly Schindler's SPARK: When the right hearts...
Badass Books For a Badass Summer Giveaway
Hey, so I'm taking part in the Badass Books summer giveaway organized by lovelies Bethany Crandell and A.G. Howard, critique partners and authors extraordinaire. You should enter because you could win THE SUMMER AFTER YOU AND ME and like a million other books. Okay,...
What a smart girl has on her smart phone
The blog tour for THE SUMMER AFTER YOU AND ME is just wrapping up and here is one of my favorite questions from the tour. It's about my main character, Lucy Giordano. What are the top 5 apps on Lucy's phone? I thought this was such a great question!! It made me want...
Superstorm Sandy and The Summer After You and Me
Never begin a novel with weather. It’s one of those generally accepted taboos that most writers come across at some point or another. I’m not sure if Elmore Leonard was the first to say it, but it is number one on his ten rules for writing fiction. Irrespective of its...
Stairway to Stupid
When I first met my husband, he was the bassist in a local band called Love Gas. He also booked bands at a corner bar called The Budapest Cocktail Lounge, and produced comp discs featuring bands from the scene. This was back when comp discs actually needed producers,...
It’s the Summer Reads Blog Hop!
It's the Summer Reads Blog Hop! All week long Sourcebooks pub sisters Janet Gurtler, Juliana Stone, and I will be answering questions about our favorite summer songs, books, moments, and more on these fantastic blogs! Check it out! THE SUMMER AFTER YOU AND ME debuts...
