Sarah Jio

Jio was born on 18 February 1978 in Seattle, Washington. She began writing as a child and was the first teenage columnist for her local newspaper, The Bremerton Sun. Later, Jio earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University.[2]

Jio started her career in 2000 as an account executive at The Silver Company before becoming an editor at Seattle Pacific University, where she worked for ten years.[3] Simultaneously she also worked as a freelance writer contributing articles on topics covering travel, nutrition, food,[4][5] health and psychology to many national magazines and newspapers.[6][7][8]

In 2008, Jio became a contributor to Glamour magazine,[9][10] where she penned the publication's popular health blog, "Vitamin G", and later wrote a weekly column about her life after divorce.[11][12]

In 2010, Jio signed with Penguin Random House,[13] and has since published 11 novels with this international publishing company including the New York Times[14][15] and USA Today bestseller, Blackberry Winter.[16] Her novels are published in more than 30 countries worldwide and have been translated into dozens of languages.[17] Jio is also a frequent contributor to the actress Molly Sims' lifestyle website.[18][19]

• Jio, Sarah. The Violets of March. New York. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. The bungalow : a novel. New York: Plume. ISBN 0452297672. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. Blackberry winter : a novel. New York: Plume. ISBN 0452298385. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. The last camellia : a novel. New York. ISBN 0452298393. Retrieved 7 December 2021.[20]
• Jio, Sarah. Morning Glory. ISBN 8131758702. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. Goodnight June : a novel. New York. ISBN 0142180211. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. The look of love : a novel. New York, New York. ISBN 014218053X. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. All the flowers in Paris : a novel (First ed.). New York. ISBN 110188505X. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
• Jio, Sarah. Always : a novel (Ballantine trade paperback ed.). New York. ISBN 1101885041. Retrieved 7 December 2021.

Jio currently lives in Seattle with her husband, Brandon Ebel, the founder of Tooth and Nail Records and her three sons and three step children.[21][22]