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Jennifer Weiner
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Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner is the international number one bestselling author of eight novels, including Best Friends Forever, Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, which was made into a major film starring Toni Colette and Cameron Diaz, Certain Girls and Fly Away Home.... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Don't pick it." My Mom told me that, and it applies to any number of situations.
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My life in 8 words: "Writer, reader, social networker, Mom. Busy, busy, busy!"
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    6. Best selling author Jennifer Weiner interviewed about Best Friends Forever
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    7. Jennifer Weiner reads from Best Friends Forever, Part 4
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The Next Best Thing will be released on October 01, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
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Author Appearances have been announced:
Find Jennifer Weiner appearances
Apr 06, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Good in Bed
Mar 02, 2013
A Memoir of Grief (Continued) will be released on October 30, 2012 in
Oct 30, 2012
A Memoir of Grief (Continued) is now available in
Oct 30, 2012
Recalculating will be released on October 11, 2012 in
Oct 11, 2012
Recalculating is now available in
Oct 11, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from In Her Shoes
Aug 31, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Goodnight Nobody
Aug 30, 2012
The Next Best Thing will be released on August 02, 2012 in
Aug 02, 2012
The Next Best Thing is now available in
Aug 02, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Good in Bed
Aug 01, 2012
The Next Best Thing will be released on August 01, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Aug 01, 2012
The Next Best Thing is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Aug 01, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Little Earthquakes
Jul 27, 2012
The Half Life and Swim will be released on July 19, 2012 in
Jul 19, 2012

Jennifer Weiner Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "Don't pick it." My Mom told me that, and it applies to any number of situations. Q. What do you regret most? A. Meeting one of my literary heroes -- one of the men whose work made me think that I could become a writer, too. He turned out to be a horrible sexist who claimed to never read books by women. I'm still getting over that one. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Backup singer! I actually got to live the fantasy for a night when the Rock Bottom Remainders, an all-author supergroup, came to town, and I sang back-up on "Mustang Sally." I have no idea how I sounded, or even if my microphone was on, but I loved it, loved it, loved it. Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. A quiet afternoon, a down comforter, a fire in the fireplace, a great book. (Oh, and snacks. Maybe tea and shortbread). Q. What’s your best quality? A. I'm an excellent tipper, I know lots of dirty jokes, and I watch lots of bad reality TV. So if you're a struggling waitress who wants to talk about "America's Next Top Model," I'm your girl. Learn more about Jennifer Weiner

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CBS New York, May 15, 2013
...as you devour this getaway-gone-wrong! For fans of: Elin Hildebrand’s The Castaways THE NEXT BEST THING By: Jennifer Weiner Photo Credit Simon and Schuster At 23, Ruth Saunders left her childhood home in Massachusetts and headed west...
USA Today, May 10, 2013
...to a bookstore! Best-selling authors (who are also mothers) Anne Lamott, Jodi Picoult, Debbie Macomber, Lisa Scottoline and Jennifer Weiner tell USA TODAY about the . Plus, on Publishers Weekly, Jennifer Gilmore, author of The Mothers, lists the 10 worst...
USA Today, May 9, 2013
...were books by Anna Quindlen, Jeffrey EugenidesIf you're going to buy a book for Lisa Scottoline or Jennifer Weiner, you'd better be quickDebbie Macomber's favorite cookbook holds more than recipes Books can be the best, most thoughtful gift someone can...
AllVoices, May 3, 2013
...So people are supposed to give a different opinion than how they feel just so they can support anything and everything and always stay positive!shutup! DublinGal , dublin, 03/5/2013 19:45 Click to rate � � Rating � 70 Does she come across a little...
The Atlantic Wire, April 25, 2013
...and writing worlds. The good people at  VIDA  have done much insightful work identifying where problems lie. Authors  Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Picoult,  among others, have been vocal about pointing out inconsistencies as well. Sometimes the...
Miami Herald, April 23, 2013
...a partner, but I still really needed my girlfriends during that time. Q. Authors like Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner have said they feel novels by women are too often dismissed or ignored by critics. What?s your take?It?s certainly on the front burner...
New York Times, April 23, 2013
...within days of one another — it can look like a conspiracy to promote an author’s work. Jennifer Weiner, the author of such popular fiction as “In Her Shoes,” calls the combination of two Times reviews and a feature story “the hat trick”...
USA Today, May 10, 2013
...to a bookstore! Best-selling authors (who are also mothers) Anne Lamott, Jodi Picoult, Debbie Macomber, Lisa Scottoline and Jennifer Weiner tell USA TODAY about the . Plus, on Publishers Weekly, Jennifer Gilmore, author of The Mothers, lists the 10 worst...
USA Today, May 9, 2013
...were books by Anna Quindlen, Jeffrey EugenidesIf you're going to buy a book for Lisa Scottoline or Jennifer Weiner, you'd better be quickDebbie Macomber's favorite cookbook holds more than recipes Books can be the best, most thoughtful gift someone can...
Evansville Courier, May 9, 2013
...in paperback. Emily Giffin’s “Where We Belong,” about a young girl’s search for her birthparents, and Jennifer Weiner’s “The Next Best Thing,” about a the changes that come about in a young screenwriter’s life after her TV show comes into...
Belize Times, May 5, 2013
...respected members of their community. Parents who pimp their children should go to jail with their predatory customers. Jennifer Weiner contended, “Whenever people with money have power over people with less money, you have the potential for...
This is Money, May 3, 2013
...But after selling millions of books around the world and having her work immortalised on the big screen, Jennifer Weiner quite readily admits that she feels ?disappointed? by Girls star Lena Dunham - and her lack of support for popular female fiction. ...
AllVoices, May 3, 2013
...So people are supposed to give a different opinion than how they feel just so they can support anything and everything and always stay positive!shutup! DublinGal , dublin, 03/5/2013 19:45 Click to rate � � Rating � 70 Does she come across a little...
Mail Online UK, May 3, 2013
...But after selling millions of books around the world and having her work immortalised on the big screen, Jennifer Weiner quite readily admits that she feels 'disappointed' by Girls star Lena Dunham - and her lack of support for popular female fiction. ...