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Jennifer Weiner
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Jennifer Weiner

Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, which was made into a major motion picture, and The Next Best Thing. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives with her family in... Read full bio

Author 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.
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My life in 8 words: "Writer, reader, social networker, Mom. Busy, busy, busy!"
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    1. Jennifer Weiner: The Guy Not Taken
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    3. Jennifer Weiner: Certain Girls
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    4. Jennifer Weiner: Goodnight Nobody
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    5. Author Jennifer Weiner Wishes She Had This Talent
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    6. Jennifer Weiner and Judith Light talk about the Fly Away Home Audiobook
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    7. Author Jennifer Weiner on Fly Away Home
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    8. Molly Weiner Interviews Jennifer Weiner
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    9. Interview with author Jennifer Weiner and editor Greer Hendricks - Part 1
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    10. Interview with author Jennifer Weiner and editor Greer Hendricks - Part 2
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    11. Author Jennifer Weiner on Fly Away Home
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    12. An Interview with Novelist Jennifer Weiner
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    14. An Excerpt from Jennifer Weiner's New Novel Best Friends Forever
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Then Came You will be released on September 10, 2013 in Compact Disk
May 17, 2013
The Next Best Thing will be released on April 30, 2013 in Trade Paperback
Apr 30, 2013
The Next Best Thing is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 30, 2013
Author Appearances have been announced:
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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 eBook
Oct 30, 2012
A Memoir of Grief (Continued) is now available in eBook
Oct 30, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from In Her Shoes
Aug 31, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Good in Bed
Aug 01, 2012
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Little Earthquakes
Jul 27, 2012
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Jul 05, 2012
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Jul 04, 2012
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Jul 03, 2012
The Next Best Thing will be released on July 03, 2012 in Hardcover, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
Jul 03, 2012
The Next Best Thing is now available in Hardcover, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eAudio, eBook
Jul 03, 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’s your greatest fear? A. Being between books, and unable to find a good one. 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. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Linda Voss, from Susan Isaac's SHINING THROUGH, a secretary-turned-spy who saves the world and gets the guy. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. After meeting the horribly sexist literary hero, I think I've given up on wishing for future encounters with famous people. 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. ...