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Saturday, March 07, 2009

Gaiman, Hiaasen, and . . . Me???

I about choked on my Oreo cookie when I saw the latest New York Times best sellers list. Even though Thirteen Reasons Why has been out for seventeen months, it just reached its highest ranking ever!


To everyone still talking about and recommending my book: Thank you.

To the teens who continue to send such heartfelt letters after finishing the book: Thank you.

And to the booksellers and librarians making sure teens know about and have access to books dealing with sensitive but important issues: Thank you so much.
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18 comments:

  1. nights7779:44 PM

    Its because the book is that AWESOME.

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  2. Gabrielle9:56 PM

    That is awesome! Congrats!

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  3. Anonymous8:33 AM

    Wow, what pleasant company!
    Congratulations, Jay!

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  4. K. M. Walton1:08 PM

    Nicely done, Mr. Asher. Nicely done. What an accomplishment. Be proud.

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  5. Anonymous2:38 PM

    It's funny, I was just using you as an example for someone who'd met me at the LA conference several years ago and asked if I would be willing to friend her on Facebook even though she was still unpublished. I said to her not to be discouraged about it - "Look at Jay Asher - it took him a long time to get published and now he's wildly successful." And that was BEFORE I saw your blog post!!! CONGRATS!!!!

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  6. Jen Robinson5:20 PM

    Congratulations, Jay! That rocks!

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  7. Wild About Words6:28 PM

    Yowza! You go, Jay! Much-deserved. Hope you're enjoying the ride.

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  8. Anonymous9:24 PM

    Congratulations! We already knew your book on the best chapter book list. That is another record.

    Korean edition is out in on-line stores. Previewers are in favor of the book. We expect the readers' WAVE.

    Please check your email. I put a question on that.

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  9. Sue2:55 AM

    That is amazing, congratulations! I love this book and it's no surprise that other people do, too!

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  10. Clementine11:20 AM

    You're my inspiration, Jay! Congratulations. I'm sure we've only begun to see your work!

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  11. Kimma-La1:24 PM

    wow....awsome =) maybe soon it'll hit #1 since its already at #3 =)

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  12. Sherrie Petersen1:48 PM

    Congratulations -- that has to be an amazing high!!

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  13. Anonymous3:05 PM

    So awesome! Congrats!

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  14. Suzanne Young3:43 PM

    Super, duper awesome!!!

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  15. Marlena4:26 PM

    That's awesome!!!

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  16. Jay Asher4:40 PM

    Thanks, everyone! I'm so lucky I thoroughly dunked my Oreo or it probably would've stuck.

    Anyway, make sure you check out tomorrow's post. I'm so excited about it!!!

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  17. shorty4116:56 PM

    Hey Jay, wasn't sure if you saw this write up online about 13 reasons re-entering the NYT list and thought you'd find it interesting :)

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/books/10why.html?_r=1&partner=rss

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  18. Heather8:12 AM

    Wow! Congrats!

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