Sarah Jio (born February 18, 1978) is an American journalist and ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' bestselling author of 11 novels.

Early life and education

Jio was born on February 18, 1978, in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...

, 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 Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...

Career

Jio started her career in 2000 as an account executive at The Silver Company before becoming an editor at

Seattle Pacific University Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a private Christian university in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1891 in conjunction with the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary. It became the ...

, where she worked for ten years. Simultaneously she also worked as a freelance writer contributing articles on topics covering travel, nutrition, food, health and psychology to many national magazines and newspapers. In 2008, Jio became a contributor to ''Glamour'' magazine, where she penned the publication's popular health blog, "Vitamin G", and later wrote a weekly column about her life after divorce. In 2010, Jio signed with

Penguin Random House Penguin Random House LLC is an Anglo-American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, from the merger of Penguin Group and Random House. On April 2, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase o ...

, and has since published 11 novels with this international publishing company including the ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestseller, ''Blackberry Winter''. Her novels are published in more than 30 countries worldwide and have been translated into dozens of languages. Jio is also a frequent contributor to the actress

Molly Sims Molly Sims (born May 25, 1973) is an American fashion model and actress. She has been featured in campaigns by a number of major brands, including Jimmy Choo, Escada, Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors, and Chanel. She was a frequent model in the ''S ...

' lifestyle website.

Books

* Jio, Sarah
''With Love from London''
Ballantine Books. Retrieved 15 April 2024. * * * * * * * * *

Personal life

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.

References

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