If you suddenly turned into a cat, what would you do first thing?

Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99. A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?

hi friends! @jodimeadows.bsky.social, @bethrevis.bsky.social, and I started a fiber artist author discord! If you are an author/writer (publication status doesn’t matter!) and a fiber artist (all fiber arts welcome!) and you’d like to join, let me know and I’ll DM you an invite!

DEAD HAND RULE is out today! As an implacable enemy skitters nearer across the stars, Tara Abernathy gathers Gods and Deathless Kings alike to join forces. Of course, there's still a little fine print to be sorted out. But surely they'll be able to come together against the darkness. Any minute now.

I'm rewarding myself for finishing my book by . . . re-scouring some fleece. I'm a newbie at fiber prep, so I didn't get the whole thing good enough the first time. Merino (yes, I started on hard mode) looooves to make lanolin. Lots and lots of lanolin.

Finished the first draft of what will be MY NINETEENTH PUBLISHED BOOK. Holy moly. I can't wait to tell you more about it. But until I can . . . read CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT and BYE FOREVER, I GUESS.

I would also like to say that I wasn't sure what to write in this book, but someone early on asked for a cat doodle, and I absolutely loved that suggestion. So now 99% of the people receiving a book will also be subjected to my . . . artwork. Bookstore friends endorsed my art with quotes like

Good news bad news good news situation: I visited One More Page yesterday to sign copies of CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT and we SOLD OUT! YAY! But also, we sold out. So. There was no stock for me to sign. However, I had one (1) copy in my car, which I signed and left with them.

I don't know if this will help anyone else, but I find this very motivating: Every morning I text a friend and we call our reps/do postcards/whatever. When we report back, we each share a photo. Usually it's cats, but sometimes it's other stuff like spiders** or weird plants we found. I know 1/2

What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat…until it doesn’t. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT IS OUT NOW! Want copies of my cozy Deer Hill Anonymous books of your own? You can order from anywhere, request at your library, or get a signed copy from my friends at One More Page.

Last chance to make sure you get a signed and personalized copy of CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT! My friends at One More Page would love to ship a book to you! onemorepagebooks.com/book/s978082...

Hi, it's me again. I have a book coming out tomorrow so I have to keep telling you . . . WHAT HAPPENS IN THE GROUP CHAT STAYS IN THE GROUP CHAT . . . UNTIL IT DOESN'T. There's still time to preorder a signed copy from @onemorepagebooks! I'm going over there tomorrow to sign!

Where to get a signed copy of my next book jodimeadows.substack.com/p/signed-con...

Trying to promote a cute teen romcom called CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT while existing in this particular timeline. . . . Yikes. It comes out next week and it’s a lot more fun than real life.

This week is EXCITING, Virginia friends! Tomorrow - join me at @scrawlbooks.bsky.social in Reston! Tuesday - @jodimeadows.bsky.social & I are at 100 Acre Wood Books in Culpeper! Wednesday - @alixeharrow.bsky.social & I will be at Fountain Books in Richmond! (Continued… 1/2)

If you've already read this one, books 2 and 3 are also currently on sale! --> amzn.to/4h6JSJf

#DEAL ALERT! One clickers unite because BEFORE SHE IGNITES @jodimeadows.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only! amzn.to/4hfRxoM #BeforeSheIgnites #FallenIsles #ad

CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is about a popular girl who ✨spectacularly✨ implodes her friend group, only for them to humiliate her by posting every brutal text she ever wrote about other students--including the ones about the unpopular boy she has just begun to befriend . . . and fall for. 10/21

Big month for my little book! CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is featured on @barnesandnoble.com's upcoming titles list! (Look at the week of 10/20.) This is a first for me! It seems like it should be a mistake, but it's too late! It's public! No takebacks! www.barnesandnoble.com/b/coming-soo...

Will my cats be able to sign a copy of my next book for you? Sadly, no. While they're very literary, they don't like mingling with the public. Next best thing: I will sign one for you when you order from One More Page. www.onemorepagebooks.com/confessions-...

Sure, we all know Buckaroo Banzai's wisdom: "no matter where you go, there you are." In case you'd rather be somewhere else, this week we bring you part 1 of "Here Instead of There" by @matociquala.bsky.social, complete with grade-A cursing! Great for wherever in spacetime you find yourself.

Asking my agent to get me a deal with cat food for my next book, Confessions From the Group Chat. I mean why not.

Someone You Can Build A Nest In is a UK Kindle Deal! Get my monster for just 99p.

Publishing gave me ANOTHER good news this week?? Wow. I need to go lie down. But first, check out that banner CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is sporting! She's an Amazon Editor's Choice/best book for ages 9-12! Probably because of the cat.

Book bub deal for A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES! www.bookbub.com/books/a-phil...

It's royalty statement season and I just found out that BYE FOREVER, I GUESS sold through its advance! I did not expect that, but obviously I'm THRILLED and so grateful to everyone who's taken a chance on my cozy book about misdirected texts, gaming, and book fandom. And knitting, of course. 💖

It’s not easy, partly because it requires asking a lot of questions instead of giving a lot of answers, and because it means giving people room to change The Knitting Cult Lady on YouTube is a good resource for some of this

My next book is for everyone who's said something they regret. *raises hand* It's also for my cats. They have nothing to regret. They are perfect because they're cats. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21. My cats think you should preorder it.

Now's the time to start learning about cult deconstruction and how to help people leave--and how to welcome them into something new.

That is a very smart rec, @reactorsff.bsky.social ! New excerpt just dropped! Catch some thieves before they escape and launch next week!

Imagine getting into a public breakup with your friend group...and then they release your texts on the internet (and everyone at your school). INCLUDING THE MEAN THINGS YOU SAID ABOUT THE CUTE BOY YOU LIKE. 😭 It's not all bad, though. You have a cute cat. And a new anonymous friend?? Giveaway⬇️

Me: Wow, I don't know why I'm having such a hard time focusing on my work. This is so weird. Friend: Well, the world is on fire. Could that have something to do with it?

For no particular reason, here's a wholesome video of an agouti walking through my yard. I live minutes from the capital, but the suburbs look different here lol. (It's the rainy season, which turns everything into a jungle, & my landscapers have been AWOL, but it's made the 'gouti come out.)

Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS! Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot. Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!

Hot tip: you can call your congressperson's office and ask if they've made any statements about a certain set of files. Related: according to the staffer I spoke with, Congressman Cline (VA-06) hasn't said anything at all. And I think that's pretty cowardly. This should not be a hard one.

They look so cute together.

This is how I remembered that the paperback for BYE FOREVER, I GUESS is coming out next week. BYE FOREVER, I GUESS is like You've Got Mail, but with texting, gaming, and book fandom. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is about a popular girl who ✨spectacularly✨ implodes her friend group, only

The other day, my 10yo niece said I look 27. Nice. The next day, I moved my arm wrong. My shoulder knows how old I am.

If you've ever said something kind of mean and later regretted it, this one's for you. There's also a cat involved. Her name is Lady Zooms-a-Lot. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21 and you can preorder!

Sometimes I know I'm leaving a problem for Future Me.

This book has a cat. That’s it. That’s the pitch. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21 and you can preorder to support my cats.

Sometimes I still think about how they could have gone with Random Penguin House.

I don't really think I should be in charge of everything, but oooooh boy would things be different if I were.

If a multibillion dollar company can't survive without stealing from an industry that has somehow managed to keep chugging along in spite of the perpetually dying midlist . . .

Calling my red rep like "bud if you're worried about crime, there's a felon in the White House you could do something about."

I got a few early finished copies of CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT! And I think they belong to Hush. This one is about a girl who blows up her friend group . . . and they revenge post receipts of the super mean things she said about their classmates—and the boy she likes. 🙃

@jodimeadows.bsky.social and I had a conversation for PW about tween and teen girls, social groups and gossip. Check it out!: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #booksky #yabooks #kidlitmegafeed

Yes, I’m eating raw cookie dough, BUT it’s the kind that says it’s safe to eat raw, so I’m actually being super responsible and grown up when you think about it.

If you've ever said something kind of mean and later regretted it, this one's for you. There's also a cat involved. Her name is Lady Zooms-a-Lot. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21 and you can preorder!

How don’t get Hush to look at the camera when she gets distracted? Pieces of paper, yarn, or in this case, a metallic twist tie. I always let her nose bump stuff when we’re done.