Jennifer Niven divides her time between Atlanta (where she was named one of Jezebel Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People) and Los Angeles (where her film Velva Jean Learns to Drive won an Emmy Award and she once played the part of Shania Twain in a... Read full bio
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Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
A. I'd like to go to one of Carole Lombard's infamous parties and tell her not to get on that airplane. I'd want to lie on George Gershwin's piano while he was playing and sing a song with him. I'd like to dance with Mata Hari and exchange stories about men. I'd...
Q. What is your motto or maxim?A. Live out loud. Do unto others. Dream big. And there's nothing you can't do.Q. With whom in history do you most identify?A. Carole Lombard and Scarlett O'HaraQ. What trait is most noticeable about you?A. JoyQ. How would you describe perfect happiness?A. A wonderful day of writing. Sunshine. Movie popcorn. Friends. Family. Cats. Good hair. Laughter. Everything right in my world.Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?A. I'd like to go to one of Carole Lombard's infamous parties and tell her not to get on that airplane. I'd want to lie on George Gershwin's piano while he was playing and sing a song with him. I'd like to dance with Mata Hari and exchange stories about men. I'd want to visit a film set of Charlie Chaplin's and talk to him about the creative process. I'd want to be on one of those trains robbed by Jesse James and then ask him if he ever lost sleep over his crimes. I'd want Jacqueline Cochran to teach me how to fly so I could be a WASP. I'd put myself on the ship Karluk, which I wrote about in my first book, and meet Captain Bob Bartlett, Bjarne Mamen, and William McKinlay and get to know them even better. I'd want to flirt with Houdini and Yul Brynner. I'd like to sit and just look at Lord Byron.Learn more about Jennifer Niven
...is located about four hours southeast of South Bend, east of Indianapolis. It's the hometown of author Jennifer Niven, author of Velva Jean Learns to Fly. Richmond's mayor officially declared October 28th Jennifer...
...novels. 4 p.m.: Ramon de Ocampo, Sisi Johnson, Bob Dreyan and Francesca Amari-Sajtar, audiobooks. 4 p.m.: Jennifer Niven, “The Ice Master”; Bette Pegas, “Chasing a Dream in the Galapagos”; and Jillian Lauren, “My Life in a Harem.”...
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...North Carolina town." That aside, he has a personality that is impossible not to love.3. Jennifer Niven - author of "Velva Jean Learns to Fly" (Penguin). I am intrigued by Jennifer's Velva Jean series about an independent heroine living during...
...busy day on Saturday. The first thing we did after breakfast on Saturday was meet with the gorgeous Jennifer Niven . Her 5th book, Velva Jean Learns to Fly was released on August 30, 2011. She has a contract for two more Velva Jean books and her next...
So Many Precious Books, So Little Time, September 16, 2011
...duty and women were given the opportunity to step forward and serve their country, this second novel from Jennifer Niven is an inspiring story of one woman’s determination and independence.Here we see the ever-intrepid Velva Jean become a pioneering...