Author: Jennifer Donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly writes books and lives where Henry Hudson and his men play nine-pins and wait for you to close your eyes.

Back from Sicily, a Draft Delivered, and What’s Blooming Next 🌷

April 21, 2025April 23, 2025 Essays, News

Postcards from Sicily I’ve been a little quiet on the posting front lately — that’s because I’ve been tucked away on a beautiful, sun-soaked island, chasing inspiration and eating my ... Read more

Off to Sicily!

February 9, 2025 Essays, News

I don’t know about you, but I’ve hit that part of winter where my fingers are permanently frozen and I need a bit of sunshine, some sea breezes, and the ... Read more

My Favorite Thrift Shop!

January 1, 2025 News

I LOVE thrift stores, and now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the rearview mirror, can we make Thrift Shop Thursday a thing? The DCSPCA Thrift Shop is ... Read more

Black Friday Tea Rose Saga Special!

November 30, 2024January 1, 2025 Events, News

Get a free copy of Molly’s Letter when you buy a signed first edition copy of The Tea Rose, The Winter Rose, or The Wild Rose!

Introducing Twix the Rat!

October 24, 2024October 25, 2024 Essays, News

I ❤️ rats! I love them so much, I’m writing a story about one, to be published by HarperCollins. His name is Twix, and he lives in a townhouse in ... Read more

My New Two-Book Deal: Twix the Rat!!

October 23, 2024October 25, 2024 News

I am SO excited — I have a new project with Harper Collins Publishers! It’s for two books that follow the adventures of Twix, an anxious young rat living in ... Read more

Fractured Fairytale Giveaway!

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 News

ENTER TO WIN MY FULL SERIES OF FRACTURED FAIRY TALES, in signed, first-edition hardcover! An ugly stepsister, a kind princess in an unkind world, a beauty who’s been told she’s ... Read more

Happy Birthday, Where Roses Fall!!

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 News

Where Roses Fall, my new story set within the world of The Winter Rose, is on sale at last! Thank you, dear readers, for giving me an excuse to return ... Read more

My New Tea Rose Story Drops This Week!

August 11, 2024 News

Where Roses Fall, my new Rose Petal story set in the world of The Winter Rose, is on sale August 15 – and available for preorder now! If you have ... Read more

The Presence of the Past: Writing A Northern Light

August 9, 2024 Events, News

Join me August 9 at 6:00 pm at the B. Elizabeth Strong Memorial Library, in Turin, NY! Get all the details here: