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\nYou&rsquo\;re invi ted to a glimmering conversation with \;New York Times \; bestselling author Jennifer Weiner as we chat about the signature emotiona l depth of her books that have been inspiring readers toward self-discover y for decades. Hearing from the queen of fun herself\, we&rsquo\;ll chat w ith the author about her \;New York Times \;bestselling n ovels\, \;Good In Bed\, \;In Her Shoes\, Big Summer\, The Breakaway\, \;and many more. \;
\n< p>Additionally\, in a special preview\, Weiner will briefly discuss her fo rthcoming novel (due out on April 8\, 2025) \;The Griffin Sister&r squo\;s Greatest Hits. Set in the world of pop music\, \;The Griffin Sister&rsquo\;s Greatest Hits \;is about sisters\, mother hood\, young love\, and the dreams we chase.\nSisters Cassie and Zo e Grossberg were born just a year apart but could not have been more diffe rent. Zoe\, blessed with charm and beauty\, yearned for fame from the mome nt 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 adulthood in the early 2000s\, destiny intervened\, c atapulting the sisters into the spotlight as the pop sensation the Griffin Sisters\, hitting all the touchstones of early aughts fame&mdash\;SNL\, M TV\, \;Rolling Stone \;magazine&mdash\;along the way.
\nBut after a whirlwind year in the public eye\, the band abruptly broke up.
\nTwo decades later\, Zoe&rsquo\;s a housewife\; Cassie&rsquo\;s off th e grid. The sisters aren&rsquo\;t speaking\, and the real reason for the G riffin Sisters&rsquo\; breakup is still a mystery. Zoe&rsquo\;s teenage da ughter\, Cherry\, who&rsquo\;s determined to be a star in spite of Zoe&rsq uo\;s warnings\, is on a quest to learn the truth about what happened to t he band all those years ago.
\nAs secrets emerge\, all three women m ust face the consequences of their choices: the ones they made and the one s the music industry made for them. Can they forgive each other&mdash\;and themselves? And will the Griffin Sisters ever make music again? Register now for what will most certainly be a dazzling conversation! \;
\n< p>About the Author:\nJennifer Weiner is a #1 \ ;New York Times \;bestselling author whose books have spent o ver five years on the \;New York Times \;bestseller list\, with mo re than 11 million copies in print in 36 countries. She is the author of t he novels \;Good in Bed \;(2001) and \;In Her Sho es \;(2002)\, which was turned into a major motion picture starri ng Cameron Diaz\, Toni Collette\, and Shirley MacLaine. And the author of& nbsp\;That Summer \;(2021)\; \;The Breakaway&nbs p\;(2024)\; and \;The Griffin Sisters&rsquo\; Greatest Hits&n bsp\;(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 )\, was a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.
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