FAQ

IS JAY YOUR REAL NAME OR PEN NAME?

Don't worry about it. Jay is a short version of the name I was born with. Guess away!

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

25.

WHEN is your book coming out?

Tyler Johnson Was Here is out now! Be on the look out for my forthcoming Things We Couldn’t Say. Pre-order anywhere books are sold!

Is TYLER JOHNSON WAS HERE your first book?

Tyler Johnson Was Here is my debut novel. 

CAN YOU VISIT MY SCHOOL?

I would love to! Please contact my publicist on the “Press Kit” page on my website. Please note that I am only doing virtual school visits and events at the moment. Few exceptions will be made.

CAN YOU come to my event?

Perhaps so! I would honestly love it. See answers to the above question!

YOU'RE A COMPOSER, TOO? Do i KNOW ANY OF YOUR MUSIC?

Yes, I am part time composer and part time author. My music has been performed in Japan, Italy, and all across the United States, and I'm excited to say that I have a few publishing houses that publishes my band music. All of my music is eligible for TV/Film, but those inquiries need to be passed on to my music publishers: Carl Fischer and CL Barnhouse. 

HOW DID YOU BECOME AN AUTHOR?

Write, write, write. Get people to read it. Edit, edit, edit. Get an agent to read it. (I'll expand on this soon!) Good luck!

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE YA BOOKS?

Dear Martin by Nic Stone, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver, More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera, Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson, Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, Someday by David Levithan, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, and Paper Towns by John Green.