JAIME ADOFF

I know I haven't blogged all summer, or at least since June 24th. Time flies huh? Anyhoo I'm sure I have a lot to say, what, I have no idea. Right now all my words are currently being used in the creation of my next novel. So in the spirit of capitalism I thought it was time for some SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION- For all those so inclined to be interested: My latest novel THE DEATH OF JAYSON PORTER was just recently released in paperback. Here's what Booklist had to say about it:

*Starred Review* Jayson Porter’s life is miserable. His relationship with his alcoholic mother wavers between abuse and neglect, his father is a downwardly spiraling crack addict, and he literally has to dodge bullets in the projects just to stay alive long enough to escape in the only way he sees possible. He daydreams about throwing himself off his building, and when he finally does, he has a split-second realization on the way to oblivion that no matter how grim, life is too precious to abandon hope. Miraculously, he is given a second chance at life. Adoff, whose verse-novel Jimi & Me won a 2006 Coretta Scott King Award, captures the inner-city voice of drug-strangled poverty from Jayson’s point of view, in stark prose that crumbles into haunting blank verse, effectively using both white and black space to convey Jayson’s anguished mentality as he crawls ever closer to the edge.. This forceful story will appeal to the many readers, some in despair, who will find Jayson a character they can cling to. It's a hard book to read, and even harder to put down. — Ian Chipman


When my new shipment of words arrive I'll be sure to continue with my regular blog posts.


J.