JD Phillips

JD Phillips     Dead Pool, IN   Biography JD Phillips is a native of Bartholomew County, Indiana. She attended IUPUC where she majored in psychology and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. She has been writing since childhood and has had several short works published in Literalines, a magazine published out of IUPUC between the years of 1999-2003. Her first novel published was “Dreaming While You Sleep” Book One of Footprints on the Other Side (Heartland Publishing, 2005). The sequel, “A Beautiful Rain,” was published in September of 2005. In September of 2006, her third novel, "Tainted," saw its debut and became the first to sell interntionally. It placed as 1st runner-up in the 2007 Best Books of Indiana awards. Her fourth novel, "The Dead Pool" was released in April of 2007 and received honorable mention at the 2008 New York Book Festival. On July 27th 2009 her 5th novel, Mad Angel, made its debut and is the first to be available in chain bookstores such as Borders. It is currently being featured on www.masakarasu.net Don't miss out on the chance to read an exclusive interview with JD about her book Tainted and the forces that inspired it. The interview has been archieved in JD's blog at www.myspace.com/authorjd IMPORTANT NEWS CONCERNING "The Dead Pool" A spilled soda has led a number of The Dead Pool books to become less than new in appearance (the outer edges now have some discoloration though the inner content and covers are in perfect condition). Because there are so few copies of the book left, these copies will be sold here at a discount price and the remaining untouched copies will be sent to amazon.com If you're ordering The Dead Pool from this site PLEASE keep this in mind. We don't want anyone disappointed with their purchase. Show support for JD's work at www.ipetitions.com/petition/thereckoning Awards JD and her book "Tainted" placed as 1st runner-up in the Best Books of Indiana Awards 2007. The Dead Pool received honorable mention at the 2008 New York Books festival.