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Dear Readers,                    I'm thrilled to announce that this Sunday, THOSE WHO SAVE US will celebrate its one-year anniversary on the New York Times paperback bestseller list!                 Thanks, of course and as always, to you.               Working hard on another novel, THE STORMCHASERS, for you, and wishing you happy reading,              ~ Jenna.

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Dear Readers,
So many of you have asked me why I didn't use quotation marks in THOSE WHO SAVE US that I figured I'd finally clear up the mystery.  (The first time somebody asked this was at a large reading and I said, "Oh no--I forgot to put in quotes?" I thought that was hilarious.)
My policy is, there had better be a danged good reason behind everything you do as a writer, especially if it's unusual.  If you're employing some unorthodox authorial conceit such as not using quotation marks, you ri

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Dear Readers,I am sitting here with tears in my eyes, ecstatic to bring you this news:  YOU DID IT!  THOSE WHO SAVE US is New York Times paperback bestseller # 18, starting Sunday, February 17.  I have always been humbled and honored by your readership and support, never more so than now.  As I hoped and suspected, your power is awesome.  You make novels happen.  You make all the difference.  Power to the readers! 
There are no words to express how grateful I am, except:  thank you.  Thank you

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Dear Readers,
I have to open this post with the New York Times Bestseller watch:  THOSE WHO SAVE US is # 21 for the week of Feb. 10!
If you are casting about for the perfect Super Bowl gift, or Presidents' Day gift, or Valentine's Day gift (okay, for your mom, or your friend's mom, or your sadistic ex-boyfriend..."See, hon, this Nazi?  He reminds me of why we broke up!"), may I offer this suggestion:  THOSE WHO SAVE US.
I've asked everyone I know to buy one more copy of the novel to see if it jumps

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Dear Readers,
Every day, some of you ask me when the next novel will be out.  Um, soon!  (If you sign up for my mailing list at www.jennablum.com, you'll get advance notice.)
Meanwhile, for a preview of the context of Novel II, you can read about my research adventures at The Expeditioner:  www.theexpeditioner.com.  (This article originally appeared in the Boston Globe in the August of last year.)  Click on:  stormchasing.
Stormchasing?  Is this the same author who wrote THOSE WHO SAVE US?  How are

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Dear Readers,
A little-known fact about me:  in addition to being half Jewish and part German, I'm also Norwegian on my mother's side (so yes, the blonde hair in my author photo is real, I swear!).  Recently, when my book sold in Norway, DAMM, my Norwegian publisher, asked me to find out what I could about my background there.
I know some things about being Norwegian very well.  My Minnesota relatives all have the snowflake sweaters and speak with that lilt--Ya, you betcha then.  My grandparents a

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Dear Readers,
For the second week in a row, THOSE WHO SAVE US is # 22 on the New York Times paperback bestseller list!
Only...two....more....spots....
I must say, I am very much enjoying being 22 again.  (And again and again.)
Thank you SO much for your support.  And blissful reading to you all! 
~ Jenna.

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Dear Readers,
Happy New Year!
I am thrilled to announce that THOSE WHO SAVE US is starting 2008 at # 22 on the New York Times paperback Bestseller List.
The novel has enjoyed a strong presence on the venerable List since October 2007, sometimes dipping into the 30s but mostly hanging in there around the mid-20s. 
Now it's back where it started on Oct. 7:  # 22.  (Only two slots from visibility on the paper's printed Sunday page.)
Every week we hold our breath around my house until our THOSE WHO SAVE

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Dear Readers,
While I was working on THOSE WHO SAVE US and was blocked, I'd often take long walks by the Charles River and imagine whom I'd cast in the movie version....what scene would be shown at the Oscars....what I'd wear to the Oscars when I was nominated for Best Screenplay Adaptation....  (Well, a girl has to dream, doesn't she?)
In my last post, I asked for your casting suggestions.  Here are the top choices:
Gerhard (Anna's father):  Donald SutherlandJack:  Harrison Ford (okay, maybe the H

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