Jill Blocker is a novelist and former journalist whose work has been featured across international media outlets. She is the author of historical fiction novel “What was Beautiful and Good,” (“Was schön war und gut”), and her writing has been featured on The Daily Show, The Washington Post, The Star Press, The Guardian, the SeattlePI, KOMO 4 News, MAINTENANT: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art, and others.

Her debut novel, “What was Beautiful and Good,” (2023, 2026) was an Amazon #1 Bestseller and received international recognition for its lyrical prose and historical accuracy. It was long-listed for the BookLife Prize and HOTLIST 2024, in the category of “Literarur aus anderen sprachen,” honouring independent publications contributing to the richness, quality and success of German-language literary culture. It was also nominated for the Schweizer Büchersalon 2024 in Berlin by the Swiss Publishers‘ Association.

Jill studied creative writing through Stanford University and received a degree in journalism from Ball State University. Originally from the U.S., she now resides in Zürich, Switzerland but considers herself a citizen of the world.