Jodi Picoult.
The very popular Jodi Picoult is also the very hard-working Jodi Picoult. She writes, usually, a book a year and has kept up this pace for 20 books. She is famous for tackling social issues in her novels--gay rights, embryo donation, disabled children, the death of a child, losing a parent. Her topics are never easy.
Her latest book, "Lone Wolf," is about a Farley Mowat-type character, a scientist who lives with a pack of wolves so that he can observe their behavior. He is gravely injured in an accident and as he lies in a coma, it is up to his children to make end of life decisions. Do they press on and hope for a miracle? Or donate the organs and say goodbye? And, oh, do they agree? Of course not.
Like I said, never easy.
Picoult will be in the Twin Cities on Friday, reading at 7 p.m. at Wayzata High School, 4955 Peony Lane, Plymouth. Tickets are $15 and are redeemable toward the purchase of her book at the Bookcase of Wayzata, the event's sponsor.
We asked Picoult our ten questions. She gave us ten great answers. (For instance: She writes in her attic!)
Describe your writing room.
It's the attic. There's no lock on the door, the walls are purple, and above my desk is a a shelf with the letters WRITE spread across it - just in case I forget what I'm supposed to be doing. I have shelves stacked with research and with drafts of the book I'm currently writing, as well as all sorts of other sundry stuff -- mailing supplies, transcripts of interviews, photos of my kids and my parents and my friends and my husband. In the window is a beautiful stained glass panel my husband (an antiques dealer) found at an auction; and it overlooks the backyard.
