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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My book CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT earned through its advance in less than a year! Time to buy the nice cat food!

The book Confessions From the Group Chat being held by my hand up against the sky.

Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat . . . until it doesn't. And I WILL be elaborating . . . In these 262 pages.

Me holding Confessions From the Group Chat in front of a window, with a tortie cat touching my wrist.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

When you get a text with a HEARTFELT love note but it's meant for someone with the same name as your EX best friend.

Bye Forever, I Guess against a blue sky and green grass.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

That feeling when the group chat leaks and everyone finds out what you said about them.

A book against a blue sky: Confessions From the Group Chat

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A bit over two years ago, while Confessions From the Group Chat was sub to my editor, we had a guy come over to look at the foundation problem in the basement. He gave us the price. 😰 I texted my agent that I was adding a basement crack to my book. 😬

Photo of the book CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT against a cloudy sky.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat . . . until it doesn't.

Me (in a cat sweater) holding my book (Confessions From the Group Chat) outside.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat…until it doesn’t. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT IS OUT NOW! Want copies of my cozy Deer Hill Anonymous books of your own? You can order from anywhere, request at your library, or get a signed copy from my friends at One More Page.

Me holding the book against a blue sky. Hair needs a trim. Cat sweater is cute though.

Me holding both Deer Hill Anonymous books against a blue sky. I'm looking...somewhere. Not at the camera.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Last chance to make sure you get a signed and personalized copy of CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT! My friends at One More Page would love to ship a book to you! onemorepagebooks.com/book/s978082...

Signed copy graphic advertising one more page books and confessions from the group chat.

Three copies of confessions from the group chat in a stack.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Hi, it's me again. I have a book coming out tomorrow so I have to keep telling you . . . WHAT HAPPENS IN THE GROUP CHAT STAYS IN THE GROUP CHAT . . . UNTIL IT DOESN'T. There's still time to preorder a signed copy from @onemorepagebooks! I'm going over there tomorrow to sign!

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is about a popular girl who ✨spectacularly✨ implodes her friend group, only for them to humiliate her by posting every brutal text she ever wrote about other students--including the ones about the unpopular boy she has just begun to befriend . . . and fall for. 10/21

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Will my cats be able to sign a copy of my next book for you? Sadly, no. While they're very literary, they don't like mingling with the public. Next best thing: I will sign one for you when you order from One More Page. www.onemorepagebooks.com/confessions-...

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Publishing gave me ANOTHER good news this week?? Wow. I need to go lie down. But first, check out that banner CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is sporting! She's an Amazon Editor's Choice/best book for ages 9-12! Probably because of the cat.

A screenshot from a listing on Amazon for Confessions From the Group Chat. Under the title, there's a black banner that reads "Editor's Choice. books ages 9-12." Followed by the flap copy for the book:
What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat… until it doesn’t.

Virginia Vaughn just wants to fit in with her super-popular friend group. That means she doesn’t let them know how much she loves the library, she never speaks a word about her massive crush on tragically unpopular Grayson, and she says nasty things she doesn’t actually mean. But only in the group chat, so it’s harmless, right?

But when she has a blowout fight with her clique—specifically, with the Queen Bee herself—her mean texts are posted online for the entire school to see! And, suddenly, Virginia has no one but her cat to talk to.

Cue "Knight Errant," a mystery boy at school who texts Virginia by accident—and who quickly becomes her closest confidante. Though they send messages back and forth for hours every night, Virginia doesn’t want him to know which classmate she is (because then he’ll connect her to the mean texts ALL OVER THE INTERNET). She likes him, but she really likes Grayson, too. Can she find the strength to tell Knight who she really is? And will Grayson—who has become her only ally at school—give up on her when the awful things she’s said about him are finally posted?

Confessions from the Group Chat is the second middle-grade romcom from New York Times bestselling author Jodi Meadow (Bye Forever, I Guess; My Lady Jane, now a streaming series). Sweet, funny, and authentically messy, this is an ultra-cute story about middle-school misbehavior, innocent first love, and the inner life of a repentant mean girl.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

My next book is for everyone who's said something they regret. *raises hand* It's also for my cats. They have nothing to regret. They are perfect because they're cats. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21. My cats think you should preorder it.

Dedication page: "For anyone who's said something they regret. And for my cats."

Book on a gray surface. Confessions From the Group Chat. Cover has two kids in the foreground, back to back with their phones out, and three kids in the background, along with a school and fall trees.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Imagine getting into a public breakup with your friend group...and then they release your texts on the internet (and everyone at your school). INCLUDING THE MEAN THINGS YOU SAID ABOUT THE CUTE BOY YOU LIKE. 😭 It's not all bad, though. You have a cute cat. And a new anonymous friend?? Giveaway⬇️

Confessions From the Group Chat (book) on a gray surface with a cat in the corner, her paws near the book.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

This is how I remembered that the paperback for BYE FOREVER, I GUESS is coming out next week. BYE FOREVER, I GUESS is like You've Got Mail, but with texting, gaming, and book fandom. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT is about a popular girl who ✨spectacularly✨ implodes her friend group, only

Preorder sale graphic. Bye Forever paperback comes out September 9. Confessions comes out October 21. Code "preorder25" at BN.com to get 25% off the preorder.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

If you've ever said something kind of mean and later regretted it, this one's for you. There's also a cat involved. Her name is Lady Zooms-a-Lot. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21 and you can preorder!

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

This book has a cat. That’s it. That’s the pitch. CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21 and you can preorder to support my cats.

My book on a gray surface. A tortie cat looking up at the camera.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I got a few early finished copies of CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT! And I think they belong to Hush. This one is about a girl who blows up her friend group . . . and they revenge post receipts of the super mean things she said about their classmates—and the boy she likes. 🙃

A few copies of my book on a gray surface with a green and purple blanket next to them, and kitty feet and nose popped up on the furniture to get a look. She’s totally about to jump onto the books.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Tortie cat licking her nose. Books on the table. Hard sunlight over the books and some colorful yarn. Books are Confessions From the Group Char and Bye Forever, I Guess

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

How don’t get Hush to look at the camera when she gets distracted? Pieces of paper, yarn, or in this case, a metallic twist tie. I always let her nose bump stuff when we’re done.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

This one is about a girl who blows up her friend group . . . and they revenge post receipts of the super mean things she said about their classmates—and the boy she likes. 🙃 CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT comes out October 21 and you can preorder!

A tortie cat sitting in the shadow, cuddled with the book that’s in a sunbeam.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat…until it doesn’t. Confessions From the Group Chat is now on Edelweiss and Netgalley! Go request! Deadline to nominate for Indie Next is 9/3, if that’s your kind of thing.

Me (white woman with glasses, a long braid, and blue shirt) holding the book (two kids in the foreground, school and other kids in the background) in front of a window.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Imagine getting a wrong-number text with the most heartfelt love note. And...there's a non-zero chance it's for your ex-best friend.

A book called BYE FOREVER, I GUESS on a white cloth, with colorful balls of yarn on the left side, and kitty feet on the right side.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Cat's out of the box! I have a new middle grade romcom coming to your shelves this year! jodimeadows.substack.com/p/confession...

A graphic with the book cover for CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT -- two young teenagers in the front center, back to back, both on their phones, and three girls in the back in various poses of dismay, and a school behind them. Bottom text says the book is coming October 21, 2025.

Jodi Meadows's CONFESSIONS FROM THE GROUP CHAT, about a popular eighth-grader who spectacularly implodes her friend group, only for them to humiliate her by posting every brutal text she ever wrote about other students online-including the ones about the unpopular boy she has just begun to befriend (and fall for), to Mora Couch at Holiday House, for publication in October 2025, by Lauren MacLeod at Aevitas Creative Management (world).

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Ana is the only new soul in a world where everyone else is perpetually reincarnated…and she needs to find out why she was born, and what happened to the person she replaced. And yes, there’s 💖romance💖

Three books, one on top of two others, and a pile of blue wool. The book on top is called Incarnate and has a woman with a butterfly mask.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

“I’d fastened my heart to a boy I could only half have, and I wanted more.” Bye Forever, I Guess

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I finished knitting my leaf shawl. This took well over 150 hours. But yes, these photos of Hush. Exactly what I was going for. The pattern is Spring Wood Shawl by Denise Bartels and the yarn is JaggerSpun Zephyr in Peacock.

A tortie cat on a green knit shawl with lace leaves.

Just the shawl, a closeup of some leaves.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Finished a pile of mini batts. 😻

A bunch of blue-green mini batts. Some in a pile on the right, some in a basket on the left. Golden hour light on the wall behind them.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Just golden hour light and my cozy book.

Book in my hand is Bye Forever, I Guess. Background is a shadowed bookcase.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Intro post! I'm Jodi Meadows, author of 17 (so far!) books. I have a bunch of YA fantasy, YA historical fantasy, and a contemporary MG. You can see the various series here www.jodimeadows.com/books I LOVE knitting, spinning, etc. I have two cats, Hush and Hildy.

Three shelves of books: bye forever, I guess on the top one, then six lady Janies books in the middle, and ten fantasy books (two trilogies and two duologies) on the bottom.

The top shelf has a glass with lights inside it.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Me, writing a super emotional/romantic scene I stayed up all night thinking about: oh man this is heartbrea-- Hush: THROW THE BALL

A tortoiseshell cat with narrowed eyes staring up at the camera. Angry ears.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Imagine this as a sweater. 💖

A full bobbin on a dark surface. The yarn is white and the bobbin ends are green.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Spotted THE ORPHAN QUEEN (probably my most popular solo book) on deep ebook discount. She's a princess in hiding, using illegal magic to take back her kingdom that was stolen from her. He's a masked vigilante who hunts people who use magic . . . and he's looking for her. (Oh no he's hot.)

THE ORPHAN QUEEN and THE MIRROR KING on a dark gray surface with a pink knit behind them.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

One day this will be a sweater.

Top down on a spinning wheel with a green bobbin, halfway full, and white wool trailing down to a basket with a LOT more wool. When I say one day this will be a sweater, I don’t mean tomorrow. Or even next week. Sob emoji.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Them: “You should write first thing in the morning when your brain is fresh!” Me: “So right after I play fetch with the cat?” Them: “No, BEFORE!” Me: “I will inform the cat. I’m sure this will be fine with this.”

A tortoiseshell cat reaching toward the camera.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I will absolutely tell her! She will be so pleased to know her sad face works on others. 💖💖💖 Here’s a bonus face for you. She wanted a treat.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Hildy can’t believe I’m making her promote my book again. Don’t worry, she’s well. compensated for her work.

A tortie cat looking up at the camera, the book — bye forever, I guess — on a mitered square knit blanket of many colors.

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Jodi Meadows @jodimeadows.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

What's that? BYE FOREVER, I GUESS is a Booklist Editor's Choice for 2024?? That is THREE best of lists for this little book about wrong number texts, friendship breakups, and finding the people who love you for you. 💖 www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Edi...

Bye Forever, I Guess on a brown surface with a green and purple knit fabric next to it.

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