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Ten Favorite Reads from 2023 (in no particular order): Phoebe’s Diary by Phoebe Wahl (YA) Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (adult) Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (adult/audiobook) Thank You for Listening (adult/audiobook) The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh (MG) Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (MG) Now is Not the Time to Panic… Read more »

On the day Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up hits bookshelves, I’m taking a moment to reflect on who I wrote this book for. Do one of these kids sound like someone you know? Or perhaps even someone you once were? Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up is for… Read more »

Ah, 2022, the year we all hoped to return to normalcy only to discover we’re not really there just yet! (Or was that just me?) I’m pretty sure I’m not the only author who was eager to turn to a new calendar year last week, and not just because it meant a shiny new planner… Read more »

September marks National Recovery Month, a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make recovery in all its forms possible. Last week, I had the pleasure of seeing journalist and author… Read more »

The end of June marked my long-awaited return to the annual American Library Association conference in Washington, DC, for a whirlwind Saturday. As a teen librarian, I was actively involved in YALSA, ultimately serving two years on the Best Fiction for Young Adults committee, where I made lifelong friendships with voracious readers who, well, just… Read more »

If you know one thing about me, you might know that I love buffies–sorry, bison. That is what normal people call them. It was such a joy to weave my love of this beautiful animal into my fourth middle grade novel, Where We Used to Roam. And it was even more of a joy today… Read more »

  I’d love to help make the holiday special for anyone in your life who would love a signed and/or personalized copy of one my books. Please message me (jenn@jennbishop.com) and I will share instructions.

. . . my fifth middle grade novel! It’s tentatively titled Chili & Spaghetti and Other Dynamic Duos and will be published by Chronicle. Can’t wait to share more in the coming months!!

This week, five years ago, my debut middle grade novel The Distance to Home was published and I crossed over from being a “writer” to being an “author.” It’s been a wild ride so far, to say the least. I’m grateful to have published three more books for young readers in the years since, with… Read more »