You&rsquo\;re invited to a glimmering conv ersation with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner a s we chat about the signature emotional depth of her books that have been inspiring readers toward self-discovery for decades. Hearing from the quee n of fun herself\, we&rsquo\;ll chat with the author about her New Yor k Times bestselling novels\, Good In Bed\, In Her Shoes\, Big Summer\, The Breakaway and many more. \;
\nAddit ionally\, in a special preview\, Weiner will briefly discuss her forthcomi ng novel (due out on April 8\, 2025) The Griffin Sister&rsquo\;s Great est Hits. Set in the world of pop music\, The Griffin Sister&rsqu o\;s Greatest Hits is about sisters\, motherhood\, young love\, and t he dreams we chase.
\nSisters Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were born jus t a year apart but could not have been more different. Zoe\, blessed with charm and beauty\, yearned for fame from the moment she could sing into a hairbrush. Cassie was a musical prodigy who never felt at home in her own skin and preferred the safety of the shadows.
\nOn the brink of adul thood in the early 2000s\, destiny intervened\, catapulting the sisters in to the spotlight as the pop sensation the Griffin Sisters\, hitting all th e touchstones of early aughts fame&mdash\;SNL\, MTV\, Rolling Stone magazine&mdash\;along the way.
\nBut after a whirlwind y ear in the public eye\, the band abruptly broke up.
\nTwo decades la ter\, Zoe&rsquo\;s a housewife\; Cassie&rsquo\;s off the grid. The sisters aren&rsquo\;t speaking\, and the real reason for the Griffin Sisters&rsqu o\; breakup is still a mystery. Zoe&rsquo\;s teenage daughter\, Cherry\, w ho&rsquo\;s determined to be a star in spite of Zoe&rsquo\;s warnings\, is on a quest to learn the truth about what happened to the band all those y ears ago.
\nAs secrets emerge\, all three women must face the conseq uences of their choices: the ones they made and the ones the music industr y made for them. Can they forgive each other&mdash\;and themselves? And wi ll the Griffin Sisters ever make music again? Register now for what will m ost certainly be a dazzling conversation! \;
\nAbout the Author: Jennifer Weiner is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books have spent over five years on the New York Times bestseller list\, with more than 11 million copies in print in 36 countries. She is the author of the novels Good in Bed (2001) and In Her Shoes< /em> (2002)\, which was turned into a major motion picture starring Camero n Diaz\, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. And the author of That Su mmer (2021)\; The Breakaway (2024)\; and The Griffin Sisters&rsqu o\; Greatest Hits (forthcoming 2025) . She is also the author of The Littlest Bigfoot middle-grade trilogy\, her nonfiction collection Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life\, Love\, and Writing (2016)\, w as a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.
\nThis program is sponsored by the Friends of Duncan Library and the Friends of Beatley Central Library.< /em>
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