Jessica Brody books

Jessica Brody is an American author of young adult novels, science fiction, children's books, and the bestselling Save the Cat! writing guide series, with nearly fifty books spanning from 2005 to 2025.

Disney Descendants: School of Secrets Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
CJ’s Treasure Chase 2016 Buy
Freddie’s Shadow Cards 2016 Buy
Ally’s Mad Mystery 2017 Buy
Lonnie’s Warrior Sword 2017 Buy
Carlos’s Scavenger Hunt 2017 Buy

LEGO Disney Princess Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Surprise Storm 2018 Buy
A Dragon in the Castle? 2018 Buy
The Secret Room 2019 N/A

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Complete Guide to Getting Published 2014 Buy
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel 2018 Buy
Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel 2023 Buy

Save the Cat! Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Save the Cat 2005 Buy
Save the Cat Goes to the Movies 2007 Buy
Save the Cat!® Beat Sheet Workbook 2009 Buy
Save the Cat!® Strikes Back 2009 Buy
Save the Cat!® Blake’s Blogs 2016 Buy
Save the Cat!® Goes to the Indies 2017 Buy
Save the Cat! Writes a Novel 2018 Buy
Save the Cat! Writes for TV 2021 Buy
Save the Cat! Writes a Young Adult Novel 2023 Buy
Save the Cat! Writes Horror 2025 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Intelligence Director 2014 Buy
The Human Engineer 2015 Buy

Standalone Novels

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Fidelity Files 2008 Buy
The Good Girl’s Guide to Bad Men 2009 Buy
Love Under Cover 2009 Buy
The Karma Club 2010 Buy
My Life Undecided 2011 Buy
52 Reasons to Hate My Father 2012 Buy
Boys of Summer 2016 Buy
A Week of Mondays 2016 Buy
Addie Bell’s Shortcut to Growing Up 2017 Buy
In Some Other Life 2017 Buy
The Chaos of Standing Still 2017 Buy
The Geography of Lost Things 2018 Buy
Better You Than Me 2018 Buy
I Speak Boy 2021 Buy

System Divine Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The Thief 2019 N/A
Sky Without Stars 2019 Buy
Between Burning Worlds 2020 Buy
Suns Will Rise 2021 Buy

Unremembered Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Unremembered 2013 Buy
Violet 2013 N/A
The Memory Coder 2013 Buy
Undiscovered 2014 Buy
Unchanged 2015 Buy
Unforgotten 2014 Buy
Unleashed 2015 Buy

Jessica Brody has written across an unusual range — young adult novels, science fiction trilogies, Disney tie-in books, and some of the most popular writing guides in print. Her fiction includes the Unremembered trilogy about memory and identity, the System Divine series co-written with Joanne Rendell, and over a dozen standalone YA novels. She has also written for the Disney Descendants and LEGO Disney Princess series.

Her non-fiction work has arguably had the widest reach. Save the Cat! Writes a Novel, published in 2018, adapted Blake Snyder’s beloved screenwriting method for fiction writers and became a go-to resource for novelists at every level. Follow-up volumes covered YA fiction, TV writing, and horror. Between her fiction and writing guides, Brody has published nearly fifty books since 2005.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Jessica Brody written?

Jessica Brody has written 48 books across eight series.

What was Jessica Brody's first book?

Jessica Brody’s first book is Save the Cat, published in 2005.

What is Save the Cat! Writes a Novel?

“Save the Cat! Writes a Novel is Jessica Brody’s adaptation of Blake Snyder’s screenwriting method for novelists. Published in 2018, it breaks down story structure into fifteen beats that work for fiction writing, with examples drawn from popular novels. The book became a bestselling writing guide and spawned follow-ups for young adult fiction, TV writing, and horror.”

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