Jennifer Weiner

ESTSELLING AUTHOR JENNIFER WEINER HAS PROVEN HERSELF TO BE THE queen of the beach read, and her new book (Atria Books), is destined to continue the trend. “My previous book was , which was a historical novel tells the story of a young social-media influencer forced to attend the wedding of a high school friend over a long summer weekend. As she has made a point of doing throughout her career, Weiner uniquely tells the story of plus-sized women through a broader lens. She says typically, “they would lose a hundred pounds and then suddenly all this good stuff would come to them. I wanted to present a different narrative, the good and bad.” Weiner hopes to model this for her own daughters. “I want them to see all kinds of characters living interesting, fulfilling lives and getting happy endings. I want them to believe that that’s possible for everyone and that everyone deserves a shot at that.”