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Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk

with Novelist Jennifer Weiner

2025-03-26 18:00:00 2025-03-26 19:00:00 America/Chicago Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of <i>In Her Shoes</i>, <i>Big Summer</i>, and <i>The Breakaway</i>. Please register. Virtual -

Wednesday, March 26
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-26 18:00:00 2025-03-26 19:00:00 America/Chicago Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of <i>In Her Shoes</i>, <i>Big Summer</i>, and <i>The Breakaway</i>. Please register. Virtual -

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of In Her Shoes, Big Summer, and The Breakaway. Please register.

You’re invited to a glimmering conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner as we chat about the signature emotional depth of her books that have been inspiring readers toward self-discovery for decades. Hearing from the queen of fun herself, we’ll chat with the author about her New York Times bestselling novels, Good In BedIn Her Shoes, Big Summer, The Breakaway and many more. 

Additionally, in a special preview, Weiner will briefly discuss her forthcoming novel (due out on April 8, 2025) The Griffin Sister’s Greatest Hits. Set in the world of pop music, The Griffin Sister’s Greatest Hits is about sisters, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase.

Register now for what will most certainly be a dazzling conversation! 

About 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 (2002), which was turned into a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. And the author of That Summer (2021); The Breakaway (2024); and The Griffin Sisters’ 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), was a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.

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Live Virtual Author Talks - This new series through Library Speakers Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling authors of books in a variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the program when they register. Please see https://libraryc.org/gailborden to register and also view recorded videos of past speakers.

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EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Adult Programs |

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