351 ratings | 324 reviews | avg rating:4.46

Jenn’s Year In Books

Jenn’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Jenn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Jenn’s 2025 Year in Books

Jenn Johnson-Hamer’s Followers (11)

Jenn’s Bookshelves

to-read (109)
currently-reading (4)
read (351)
did-not-finish (27)
favorite (1)
reread (1)

Jenn’s Friends (33)

BoetBooks

2,103 books | 140 friends

Jessica Brocavich

749 books | 95 friends

Jess Ross-Steltz

2,008 books | 325 friends

Jennifer Garrigan

816 books | 102 friends

Ryan Thomas

976 books | 66 friends

Kay

177 books | 46 friends

Shari Maciejewski

320 books | 6 friends

Brenna Larkin

128 books | 4 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Jenn has read 32 of 65 books.

49%

Jenn Johnson-Hamer

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

https://www.doveandblackbird.com

Genre

Poetry, Children's, Memoir

Influences

V.E. Schwab, Sabaa Tahir, M.L. Rio, Madeleine L'Engle, Dorothy Parker, ...more

Member Since

February 2022

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/jjh_db

edit data

No matter the art form, Jenn Johnson-Hamer can almost always be found creating. A diverse artist, she enjoys working in writing, music, visual and digital art, and theatre. She lives with her partner, their daughter, and their snuggly cat, and currently splits her time between northeastern Pennsylvania and the Catskill Mountains. You can find her @doveandblackbird on most social media, and her free Voices newsletter at jjhdoveandblackbird.substack.com.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Jenn Johnson-Hamer questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Jenn Johnson-Hamer’s books

Average rating: 4.84 · 19 ratings · 15 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Perfect Blend: A Coffee Shop-Inspired Sweet Romance Anthology by Nicole Frail (Editor), Amanda Yanul (Goodreads Author), Katelynn Dilday 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl and the Village by Jenn Johnson-Hamer (Goodreads Author), H.E. O'Neil (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now Bound Home it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lulah Bee by Jenn Johnson-Hamer (Goodreads Author), Kay C. Marie (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

9 posts
Jenn Johnson-Hamer's Blog

March Newsletter

Hey everyone!

March newsletter is out now. Click here for 'Sponserberleries!

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on March 07, 2024 11:28 • Tags: dove-and-blackbird, jenn-johnson-hamer, jjh, newsletter, voices

View all 9 posts »

Jenn is Currently Reading

Jenn is currently reading

Palaver

by Bryan Washington

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

2 hours, 7 min ago

Jenn is currently reading

The Paris Match

by Kate Clayborn (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

1 hour, 0 min ago

Jenn is currently reading

The Big Red Book

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 03, 2026 09:05PM

rss
Jenn’s Recent Updates

Jenn is on page 229 of 464 of The Paris Match The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1 hour, 0 min ago · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn is on page 135 of 336 of Palaver Palaver by Bryan Washington progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2 hours, 7 min ago · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Palaver by Bryan Washington. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Palaver by Bryan Washington <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn and 28 other people liked Victoria’s status update Victoria Schwab wants to read The Children
Jun 03, 2026 08:03PM
Jenn and 3 other people liked BoetBooks's review of Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1): ""You're alive. If you can take another breath, if you can take another step, then you're not broken. Battered, maybe. Bruised. Cracked. But never broken." "It's easy to get lost, Ox, because the world is a wide and scary place. And every now and then," Read more of this review »
Jun 03, 2026 08:02PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Wolfsong by T.J. Klune. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Wolfsong by T.J. Klune <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn is currently reading Palaver by Bryan Washington	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 02, 2026 07:43AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Palaver by Bryan Washington. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Palaver by Bryan Washington <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn is currently reading The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 02, 2026 07:25AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn rated a book really liked it The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2) by Shannon Chakraborty	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My much anticipated return to the Marawati, her crew, and her esteemed nakhudha was a bit of a slow start - certainly not the "came out swinging and never stopped" of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. Weaving the threads (pun intended) of this tale ...more
Jun 01, 2026 09:04PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn and 2 other people liked BoetBooks’s status update BoetBooks is currently reading Wolfsong (Green Creek, #1)
Jun 01, 2026 08:53PM · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Wolfsong by T.J. Klune. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Wolfsong by T.J. Klune <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn entered a giveaway A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 50 copies available, ends on June 30, 2026 Enter to win »
Jun 01, 2026 06:15AM · like · see giveaway · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jenn rated a book liked it Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Having enjoyed a few previous Sarah Addison Allen books, I was excited when offered the possibility to read the eARC of her newest novel. But while the bones of her work were there, the charm and heart were not. Paper Ghosts had the potential to be a ...more
May 25, 2026 09:15PM · 2 likes · like · see review