Jennifer weiner author biography
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Jennifer Weiner Biography
Author and journalist
Born Jennifer Agnes Weiner, March 28, , in De Ridder, LA; daughter of Lawrence (a psychiatrist) and Fran (a teacher) Weiner; married Adam Bonin (an attorney), October 27, ; children: Lucy Jane. Education: Princeton University, bachelor&#x;s degree (summa cum laude), ; trained in journalism at Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
Addresses: E-mail &#x;jen@ Office &#x;c/o Atria Books, Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
Career
Education reporter, Centre Daily Times, State College, PA, ; published short story &#x;Tour of Duty&#x; in Seventeen, ; published short story &#x;Someone to Trust&#x; in Redbook, ; features writer, Lexington Herald-Leader, historia, KY, ; Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, columnist, , features writer/columnist, , contributed weekly book column &#x;Under Cover,&#x; , contributed weekly column to features section, ; hired as contributing editor and monthly co
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Jennifer Weiner
American writer
Jennifer Weiner (born March 28, )[1] is an American writer, television producer, and journalist. She is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her debut novel, published in , was Good in Bed. Her novel In Her Shoes () was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine.
Background and education
[edit]Weiner was born to a Jewish family[2] in DeRidder, Louisiana, where her father was stationed as an army physician. The next year, her family (including a younger sister and two brothers) moved to Simsbury, Connecticut, where Weiner spent her childhood.
When Weiner was 16, her father abandoned the family. He died of a crack cocaine overdose in [3]
Her first novel, Good in Bed, is loosely based on her young-adult life: like the main character, Cannie Shapiro, Weiner's parents divorced when she was 16, and her mother came out as a lesbian at age
Weiner has said that she was "one o
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"How you live your life and what you think of yourself is more important than your body size," affirms author Jennifer Weiner. "Remember, they don't put your body weight on your tombstone." These simple words are the building blocks of Weiner's overarching credo, which radiates from each of her four semi-autobiographical books. Weiner is a best-selling author, current columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and was involved in the making of the film In Her Shoes, a movie adapted from her second novel. Weiner's characters are constantly battling issues such as self-esteem, weight, in-laws, philandering spouses, and of course, the struggle of finding love in a crisis-ridden world. Women everywhere find solace in her blunt honesty and sarcastic humor, perhaps seeing a reflection of themselves in her noble heroines.
Jennifer Agnes Weiner was born on an army base on March 28, , in De Ridder, Louisiana. After moving to Simsbury, Connecticut, with her family at the age of two, Weiner