A Great Review and a Gift from Brazil!

This just in! The Brazilian cover for Karma Club has long last been revealed. TA DA!

Isn't it gorgeous? I just want to eat it up! Okay, perhaps I'll simply frame it and put it on my wall. Purple is my favorite color, so I'm just loving this one! Thanks, Brazil! And side question: how can I get that dress in my size. I adore it!

The book releases in Brazil on May 27th! So if you live there (I wish I did!) then go pick it up next Friday! And if you haven't seen the Brazilian book trailer, watch it here.

Okay, in other good news, this great review just came in from the School Library Journal for MY LIFE UNDECIDED. And let me tell ya, it definitely made my day!

"Brooklyn is a sympathetic protagonist with whom teens will identify. Her journey is fun to read, and decision-challenged readers will learn an important lesson about self-acceptance along the way."
--School Library Journal

Woo hoo! More evidence to support the fact that I truly still am a teen and never did grow up past age 15. But hey, I'll take it!

That's all I got for now. Except to say that MY LIFE UNDECIDED comes out in (yikes!) 17 days! And The Karma Club Paperback edition releases on TUESDAY! Be sure to hit stores and pick up a copy. It's got LOADS of bonus stuff in it. 

Tchau! Ate mais! (That's bye and later in Portuguese) :) 

Jessica 

Upcoming Releases and Events!

Oh my, so much new stuff. Where do I begin?

Releases:

First up, THE KARMA CLUB paperback releases on May 24...that's like 18 days away! I can hardly believe it. If you haven't pre-ordered, DO! Here, I'll make it really easy for you. CLICK HERE! It has a fancy new cover and everything. Read all about the book here.

Next up is MY LIFE UNDECIDED! Hoorah! It releases on June 7 (which is less than a month away!) If you haven't seen the trailer yet, be sure to watch it here. You can also read an excerpt there. I'm so excited about this book. It's actually my favorite book I've written thus far (shh...don't tell that to my other books). And not just because it's shiny and new and has an awesome cover. But because I really do love this character. She's very different than any of my other characters...and really nothing like me. At times, while I was writing, I felt as though I were channeling her from some far off place. Anyway, you can pre-order that one too! Look, I'll make it just as easy: CLICK HERE!

Reviews:

The reviews for MY LIFE UNDECIDED are starting to roll in! Publisher's Weekly called it, "An amusing coming-of-age story with many funny moments." Check out the full review here!


Upcoming Events:


I have some really cool upcoming events to share as well. I'll be reading and signing copies of MY LIFE UNDECIDED and KARMA CLUB in Los Angeles and Denver next month. Here are the deets for both:

June 7, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Barnes & Noble - Santa Monica
1300 Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Event Page 
 

June 9, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Tattered Cover
9315 Dorchester St # H-101
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129-2521
www.TatteredCover.com

I hope to see you at one (or both, if you happen to have a lot of frequent flyer miles). 

Until then, Ate mais! (I'm taking Portuguese lessons for my upcoming trip to the Rio Book Fair.)

Jessica

More "love" for Love Under Cover

Thank you to Joanne Rendell, the fabulous author of Crossing Washington Square and The Professors' Wives' Club for her beautiful endorsement of LOVE UNDER COVER.

"Love Under Cover is a thoughtful and compelling follow-up to The Fidelity Files. With her usual smart, deft, and witty prose, Brody delves deep into the psychology of a woman who tests the fidelity of strangers for a living but struggles with commitment in her own life."

And don't forget to vote for LOVE UNDER COVER to win the "Most Intriguing Trailer" award here! (It's entry #4)

XO
Jessica

Booklist loves LOVE UNDER COVER!

This is always the most nerve wracking part of the publishing process, watching all the early reviews start rolling in. I'm so grateful to have received another awesome one...this time from Booklist.

Here's what they have to say:

"Those who enjoyed Brody's debut will be eager to catch up with Jennifer, but newcomers will be intrigued, too...an honest, witty portrayal of modern love."

Thanks Booklist!!!

I heart Publisher's Weekly!

So here I am on a lazy Monday Labor Day morning, just scrolling through my meaningless junk emails when I stumble across a Google Alert that appropriately "alerts" me to the fact that LOVE UNDER COVER has just been reviewed in Publisher's Weekly. Imagine my surprise when I didn't even KNOW they were reviewing it!

So with shaky hands, I clicked to read the review and two minutes later I was promptly hopping about the room like Tigger on steroids.

Here's the clincher:

"With a complicated, sympathetic protagonist, worthy stakes and a clever twist on the standard chick lit narrative, Brody will pull readers in from the first page."

Yay! This was a HUGE relief given that this book was SO difficult for me to write (they call it the second book curse!), keeping me up nights, causing me to pull my hair out on several occasions and many, MANY gallons of frustrated tears. It's just so great to know that at least all the pain was worth it!

If you want to read the full review, you can do so by clicking here. (There are many books reviewed on this page, make sure you scroll down until you find "Love Under Cover")

Thanks, PW. You are my new best friend!

"Awesome" New Review of The Fidelity Files

If you book lovers haven't yet discovered the blog, Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf, then you MUST head over immediately. She does some great stuff over there. And she's now my new best friend after giving Fidelity Files an A+ rating (it's been a few years since I've been in school, but if memory serves, it doesn't get any higher than that right?) and a kick-ass review!

Here's my favorite part:

Adding to the awesome main character, the plot was also intense and provided for several twists and turns you didn't see coming. Also, I enjoyed how it has a light side too it because of funny secondary characters...Overall, The Fidelity Files is definitely a book filled with awesomeness, I truly look forward to reading Love Under Cover.

Thanks Lauren!

Click here to read the full review on her blog!

I'm holed up in my office right now, putting the finishing touches on my second YA book, still untitled, and counting down the days until I turn it in and then leave for vacation!

Hope everyone's having an "awesome" day!

Jess