Meet the Author - Jennifer Weiner

I am really lucky in that Denver has a fabulous independent bookstore called The Tattered Cover. It’s because of this store that authors make a stop in Denver on their book tours. And there have been a lot. I’ve seen Jane Green, Jodi Piccoult, Craig Ferguson (he is just the cutest), Tim LaHaye, Judy Blume (my childhood favorite), Maeve Binchy (she wants me to include her in the dedication of my first book – honest to God), Sarah Ferguson (she was gorgeous in person) and Rick Steves (I asked him for a job) just to name a few.

It’s a really neat experience. The author usually talks a little bit about his or her book (usually the new one they are promoting), reads an excerpt from the new book and then does a Q&A session before signing books. And every single one of them has been super nice. They will answer a question or two, chat for a minute or two and some even allow you to have your picture taken with them. That’s really great consider some of these authors have up to 250 people waiting to sign their book.

So I was at the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch (one of three locations) last night to see Jennifer Weiner. She was probably one of the first American Chick Lit authors but has grown out of that genre and now writes what is considered Women’s Fiction. One of her books, In Your Shoes, even became a move with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette. Jennifer is really a veteran when it comes to book tours. She has done them before, knows what to expect knows what to say and is really a very funny person.