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Jan.09.2013
My novel, Perfect Red, is set in 1952 New York. The main character, Lucy, who is the secretary to a prominent book editor, writes a book on a Royal manual typewriter. I love the era of the typewriter -- I love the sound of typewriters, the look of them, the whole idea of actually putting a word on...
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Dec.23.2012
For the next five days -- December 24, 2012 to December 28, 2012 -- my new novel, Perfect Red will be free on Kindle. I decided to do this giveaway to get the word out about the book during the biggest downloading week of the year. I don't actually own a Kindle myself. I'm partial to books printed...
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Oct.24.2011
It's hard not to fall in love with a man who draws on your body in black Sharpie pen as if you are a priceless canvas and who then uses his scalpel and thread to craft you a new breast from the cancerous wreckage of your original one. Add in the fact that the man looked like Matthew McConaughey...
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Oct.05.2011
People often ask writers and other creative people where they get their ideas. There's a sense that there's something mystical about getting an idea, or magic, or at least not exactly straightforward. If you haven't read it, Neil Gaiman has a killer post about how he started answering this...
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“A whipsmart, wildly original ride that’s a heady mix of chemistry, politics, mystery, obsession and a 1950's heroine daring to find her way. The writing sparkles on the page, and the essential question — what would you do for your passion? — becomes as provocative as it haunting. Perfect Red is more than perfect — it’s absolutely dazzling.” ”
—Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures Of You
About Jennie
Jennie Nash is the author of the novels Perfect Red, The Threadbare Heart, The Only True Genius in the Family and The Last Beach Bungalow, and the memoir The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming and Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer. She is...
Jennie’s Favorite Books
A Three Dog Life, Olive Kitteridge, The Remains of the Day, The Soloist, Bel Canto, The Creative Habit