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“An impressive, bitter, and sweet debut.”

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Lisa See's haunting bestseller was recently optioned for the big screen
Lots of good things are happening with HOTEL this week.

The latest is that Lisa See (yes, that Lisa See!) was gracious enough to read the manuscript and give me that amazing blurb. The full quote is a bit longer, but that’s the part that’s stuck in my head. That’s the part that I dance to and sing in the shower—off tune, as always.

Lisa See has earned her place in the firmament of great Asian American authors (heck, great authors, period).

I'm awed, honored and incredibly grateful.

Posted on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 by Registered CommenterJamie | Comments6 Comments

Reader Comments (6)

I read about this at Kristin's blog. Excellent news! You must be thrilled.
July 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJaye Wells
That is indeed a sweet comment from a respected fellow author. I wish you all the best.

On a smaller scale, I'm celebrating Canada Day with the e-release of my second novel Bad Ice. It's a romantic suspense with a hockey theme. So far, two guys are competing for a free copy with my Canadian trivia contest. Care to give it a try?
July 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSandra Cormier
Lisa See and her mom, novelist Carolyn See, are both great novelists and very cool people. COngrats on the blurb!
July 1, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDavid I
Hi Jamie,

That's great news. You must be thrilled.

On another note - just wondering if you would be interested in dropping by my Blog, as I took it upon myself to include you in a favourite Lines thing we are doing. Be happy to have you on board if you are interested.

JJ
July 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJJ Cooper
Wonderful, wonderful! Congrats, Jamie!
July 2, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKelly
Congrats, that's fantastic!

Although, I don't need Lisa See to tell me that I'll enjoy HOTEL. I can take your word for it. ;)
July 10, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterChandra Rooney

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