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Jane Green

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About Me

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Native Brit, re-located to Connecticut suburbs six years ago. I adore America, love living near the beach, love raising my four children in what feels like the country (after Central London anything feels like the country...)Author of nine best-selling novels, the next - Second Chance - to be released in both the US and the UK in June 2007.For more info, visit www.janegreen.com

My Interests

The new Jane Green novel - Second Chance - out in June 2007! Pimp My ProfileObsessive compulsive shopper, although trying to curb that given I'm in the middle of a divorce... passionate gardener and cook - English gardens my thing, and seasonal, organic cooking - attempt to grow all veg and some fruit myself. Also amateur doctor and hypochondriac, specialty: dermatology (i have cupboards STUFFED with lotions and potions for every kind of rash and itch you can imagine.) Am tempted to write yoga and pilates, but neither are true (Seem to have developed an acute allergy to exercise). Also, obviously, reading and writing.

I'd like to meet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neA93GBa_6Y

Music:

Damien Rice, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Taylor, John Legend, Jack Johnson, Pharrell, kd Lang, Cat Stevens, Dave Matthews, Gil Scott Heron, Martha Wainwright, Aaron Neville

Movies:

Lost in Translation, Groundhog Day (have seen it - seriously - about forty times), Grace of my Heart, Truly Madly Deeply, Brokeback Mountain, Romuald et Juliet.

Television:

Used to be severely addicted to all Law & Orders and CSI's, then realised I wasn't reading... Now I watch hardly anything, although find myself catching the late shows from time to time, and ADORE Craig Ferguson.

Books:

Too, too many to mention, but a few of my favourites include: Brother of the more Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido, Slow Motion by Dani Shapiro, The Book of Joe by Jonathan Tropper, Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes, A Family Daughter by Maile Meloy, The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett. HOT TIP: Look out for a GREAT book later this year/early next called Four Wives by Wendy Walker.

Heroes:

Single mothers everywhere...

My Blog

Join Jane Green in White Plains on Jan 23rd!

I'm doing an event at 7pm on January 23rd, and if you're in the New York/Westchester/Connecticut area, I'd love you to join me!Role Mommy, a website designed for busy mothers, is hosting a Book and Au...
Posted by Jane Green on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:48:00 PST

Love is not all you need

Last week I had the bizarre experience of three film crews in a week at my house. Usually my life is very dull indeed - running around with kids, telling myself that I can't possibly be a true soccer ...
Posted by Jane Green on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:27:00 PST

Jane Green on Sirius Radio tonight...

If you have Sirius radio, tune in tonight to hear me on the Candace Bushnell show, 7 - 8pm ... I LOVE this girl - she's fun, clever, funny, and I can't wait to sit down and have a good gossip with the...
Posted by Jane Green on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:44:00 PST

Bestseller list - WE DID IT!!!

I just wanted you all to be the first to know that in the first week of release, Second Chance has gone in to the New York Times bestseller list at number 15. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really...
Posted by Jane Green on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

Bestseller list - WE DID IT!!!

I just wanted you all to be the first to know that in the first week of release, Second Chance has gone in to the New York Times bestseller list at number 15. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I really...
Posted by Jane Green on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

Sneak preview of Second Chance - out Tuesday June 19th - Chapter One

Chapter OneTom wakes up first. Lies in the blackness and sighs as he reaches over to turn off the alarm clock. Five-thirty. Blinking red, beeping madly, waiting for him to bang it off. He turns his he...
Posted by Jane Green on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:36:00 PST

Fabulous frocks and happy feet...

Publisher's Weekly http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/610000261/post/13800101 38.html Fun, Fearless, Four-Inch Heels May 31, 2007..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"...
Posted by Jane Green on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:42:00 PST

Book reading in Toronto

I'm going to be reading and signing at this year's inaugural BOOKED! Festival in Toronto.  The event I'm in features Jeanette Walls (The Glass Castle), Sherman Alexie (Flight), Ami McKay (T...
Posted by Jane Green on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:27:00 PST

cheers for chick lit

Hooray for Erica Jong& For anyone who didn't read Erica Jong's letter in Publishers Weekly, reprinted last week in the Huffington Post about Chick Lit, here it is: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erica...
Posted by Jane Green on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:20:00 PST

Second Chance by Jane Green

The internationally bestselling author of Swapping Lives weaves aspellbinding story of the power of friendship and the search forhappiness. "The wine has been drunk, the pasta demolished, three quarte...
Posted by Jane Green on Fri, 18 May 2007 10:18:00 PST