Jojo Moyes
Jojo worked as a journalist for ten years, including a year at South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, and nine at The Independent where she worked variously as News Reporter, Assistant News Editor and Arts and Media Correspondent.
Jojo has been a full time novelist since 2002, when her first book, Sheltering Rain was published. Since then she has written a further eleven novels, all of which have been widely critically acclaimed.
Jojo has won the Romantic Novelist’s Award twice, and Me Before You has been nominated for Book of the Year at the UK Galaxy Book Awards. Me Before You has since gone on to sell over 3 million copies worldwide.
Jojo lives (and writes!) on a farm in Essex, England with her husband, journalist Charles Arthur, and their three children.
What genres does Jojo Moyes write in?
She is best known for contemporary romance and women's fiction: emotionally driven love stories, often with strong character development and sometimes historical or dual-timeline elements.
What is the recommended reading order for the Me Before You series?
Read Me Before You first, followed by After You, and then Still Me.
Which Jojo Moyes book is a good place to start if I'm new to her work?
Me Before You is the most widely known and a common starting point. You could also try her debut Sheltering Rain or standalone novels such as The Last Letter from Your Lover or The Giver of Stars.
Has Jojo Moyes received awards or notable recognition?
Yes. She has won the Romantic Novelist's Award twice. Me Before You was nominated for Book of the Year at the UK Galaxy Book Awards and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
What themes are common across her novels?
Recurring themes include love and relationships, personal growth and resilience, complex emotional choices, and in some books, historical settings or dual timelines that explore characters across time.