Jill Santopolo

Category: Books

  • Bustle Beach Reads

    I was so floored when I read Bustle‘s review of The Light We Lost 15 Beach Reads To Enjoy During Memorial Day Weekend in their list of . They said: “If you prefer love over murder, then Jill Santopolo’s stunning debut is the perfect beach read for your Memorial Day weekend. A heartbreaking contemporary romance about two people who meet on 9/11 and whose lives are forever defined by that day, The Light We Lost is a tragic tale of love, loss, and life that will haunt you long after you’ve read the unshakable ending. Be sure to throw tissues, and maybe a few cute pictures of puppies, in your beach bag with this one, because The Light We Lost will leave you shaken to your core.”
    Wow.

     

  • Red Online

    Whoa! Red Online included The Light We Lost on this  list of best summer beach books!

  • The Skimm!

    I really love the women who run theSkimm, and especially love the description they wrote of  The Light We Lost.

  • Hello Magazine Review

    When I read this review of The Light We Lost from Hello Magazine in the U.K. totally made my morning over here in NYC.

  • A Review in The Sun

    The Light We Lost was reviewed in The Sun in the U.K., and the reviewer had this to say about it: “This is surely the next great romantic epic… It is a novel that lives with you long after the final page. A book for a generation and a future classic.” Reading that line made me kind of speechless. Here’s the whole review:

  • Sparkle Spa in French and English!

    When I came home from promoting my adult novel, The Light We Lost, in Europe, I found these  Sparkle Spa books waiting for me! Book 7 from the French publisher and book 10 from the US publisher!

  • Radio and Magazines in the UK!

    When I was in the UK, I had such a lovely time meeting & chatting with Harriet Scott at Magic Radio about The Light We Lost–and loved seeing the Hot New Books section in the Heatworld magazine in the lobby!‬

  • Il Giorno Che Aspettiamo

    On May 22, The Light We Lost was released in Italian, with the title Il Giorno Che Aspettiamo (The Day We’re Waiting For). I was in Milan for its publication and just loved everyone I met who worked at Casa Editrice Nord, who published the Italian edition. Here’s a photo shoot I did of the book (I love the bridge and flowers on the jacket):

  • A New Book!

    I’m so, so happy that I get to work with the folks at Putnam on another book! Here is the announcement:

  • A Familiar Book Face in my US Weekly

    Bought a copy of US Weekly to read on my flight to Milan, and found a familiar book face inside. Hey there, The Light We Lost!

  • An iBooks Best Book of May!

    So excited that iBooks named The Light We Lost one of their 25 Best Books of May! You can read the whole list–and the review–over at Apple.co/BestofMay (I love that they sent this graphic.)

  • Prima Magazine

    Prima Magazine in the UK called The Light We Lost “An epic love story.” Thank you to their book editor, Nina Pottell, for including my novel in her top 10 reads for May!