For THE JOBSHARE

• Scarlett Press signs six-figure deal for Sophie Jo’s romcom in two-book deal (The Bookseller, December 2025)

For HEARTBREAK ERA

• In our funny romcom era (WRD Xtra magazine, March 2026)

For RED FLAGS

• RED FLAGS shortlisted for the Staffordshire Young Teen Fiction Book Award (March 2026)
• RED FLAGS named runner-up in Coventry Inspiration Book Awards (March 2026)
• Fall 2026 children’s preview (Publishers Weekly, February 2026)
• RED FLAGS shortlisted for the Bucks Book Award (December 2025)
• RED FLAGS shortlisted for the Cheshire Schools Book Awards (November 2025)
• Amulet Books (US) acquires Sophie Jo’s Red Flags (Publishers Weekly, November 2025)
• 5 questions with Sophie Jo / 5 fragen an Sophie Jo zu Red Flags (Insel Verlag, July 2025)
• Gaming, fandom, and therapy-speak: April’s YA titles (The Irish Times, April 2025)
• The best children’s books for spring (Irish Examiner, March 2025)
• Six ways to help teens to recognise red flags in relationships (Belfast Telegraph, March 2025)
• ‘I used to only date people who liked the same stuff as me – until I realised why that was a problem’ (Irish Independent, February 2025)
• Carrying the teen flag (Sunday Mail, February 2025)
• Stories to teach your children about love (Sunday Times, January 2025)
• The best children’s books coming out in spring 2025 (School Reading List, December 2024)
• Scholastic win six-way auction for Sophie Jo’s ‘unforgettable’ YA romcom (The Bookseller, May 2024)
• Romance strikes at Scholastic (BookBrunch, May 2024)

For THE NICEST GIRL

• ‘I was a ‘nice girl’ for 30 years – I refuse to be a people-pleaser now’ (Metro.co.uk, February 2023)
• The best children’s books for Christmas (The i Paper, December 2022)
• Off the Shelf: PUSHING BACK (Big Issue North, September 2022)
• ‘Jo captures the small dramas of everyday teenage life beautifully’ (The Irish Times, September 2022)
• ‘The Nicest Girl is a good, solid YA that deserves a place in all libraries’ (Lisa Talks About blog review, September 2022)
• Interview with librarian and blogger Emma Suffield (Little Blog of Library Treasures, August 2022)
• ‘A true and realistic depiction of teen years – superb!’ (My Book Corner blog review, August 2022)
• ‘The Nicest Girl’: When saying yes is not enough (The National, June 2022)
• UCLan Publishing snaps up ‘relatable and relevant’ debut teen fiction from Jo (The Bookseller, February 2022)

For the MADELEINE MILBURN MENTORSHIP SCHEME

• The first MM Mentorship Programme comes to a close (February 2021)
• The Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Scheme (November 2020)
• The Bookseller: Six writers selected for Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Programme (July 2020)