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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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    13. Novelist Jennifer Weiner Reads From Best Friends Forever, Excerpt 5
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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 13, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from American Girls About Town
Mar 16, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Good in Bed
Mar 06, 2013
A Memoir of Grief (Continued) is now available in Audio Download
Dec 11, 2012
A Memoir of Grief (Continued) will be released on December 11, 2012 in Audio Download
Dec 11, 2012
Dec 08, 2012
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
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Jul 05, 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 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. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Pennywise in Stephen King's IT. Seriously, if there's anything scarier than a killer clown, I don't even want to know about it. Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. I can sing adequately, but if I could, I'd love to be really, really good. Good enough to take it on the road. 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. Learn more about Jennifer Weiner

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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”...
TresSugar, April 19, 2013
...characters, and something truly vapid and name-dropping like, say, "Bergdorf Blondes." For those who don't know, Jennifer Weiner went to Princeton, and Sophie Kinsella went to Oxford before a career in financial journalism. Not exactly unintelligent. ...
Poynter Institute, April 11, 2013
...been too predictable, at least in terms of who’s featured in its pages. Authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner have argued for years that the section features far more male authors than female authors, and figures from VIDA and The Rumpus back up...
Poynter Institute, April 9, 2013
...the Times’ book section to have favored male authors for the three years it’s tallied reviews. Authors Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Piccoult have also criticized the Times for favoring male authors. Two New Titles Sam Tanenhaus is taking on a new...
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. ...
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. ...
Perez Hilton, May 3, 2013
...Price Hulu Soaps Starbucks Canada Breaking Amish on TLC Nasty Gal Lulu's The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner [ Want your photo on the site? Email Adoration@PerezHilton.com . For advertising information, email...
Media Bistro, May 2, 2013
...Last night at the New York Public Library?s Yorkville branch, authors and Elizabeth LaBan spoke candidly about their new books (The Next Best Thing, The Best of Us and The Tragedy Paper,� respectively), their writing� and revision process and advice...