A good man died on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Stephen Lee Swanda (born 9.10.60) passed away at home after nearly three years of kidney failure and its complications. In addition to me (Jodie Lynn Zdrok), he leaves behind a son, Adam and his partner, Haylee; a daughter, Kate, her husband, Paul, and a grandson, Logan; […]




Look at me, updating my blog for the third time in a year! I don’t have any SENSATIONAL swag, but I’ve pulled together some fun ways to say thank you! To my domestic and international friends alike! Submit proof of a preorder or library request by midnight ET 2/10 and get: a PDF of the […]
Wow! Look! It’s–it’s a blog post in my slumbering-since-February 2019 blog! Well, I may not post here often (I’m active on Twitter and IG at @jlzdrok, so that’s your best bet), and I toyed with nixing this page altogether. But, I’m opting to keep it as an archive for longer form things. LIKE OPENING CHAPTERS. […]
I’m doing a l’il “thank you for preordering!” campaign for Spectacle–open to library requests and internationally! Submit your proof of purchase or library request and mailing address to jodielynnzdrok(at)gmail(dot)com, and I’ll send along: a signed Spectacle bookplate and/or bookmark a Paris-themed notecard or postcard (these or others like them!) a chance to win a jar […]
Teaser, teaser! Tor Teen has published an excerpt of Spectacle. Check it out!