Its going to be aBig SummerforJennifer Weiner.
Everything, perhaps the most acclaimed book of her career.
And EW has a first look.
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Everything, the inspiration behindBig Summer, and the ideal location for readers to read her next summertime novel.
(Hint: Its not the beach!)
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Everythingas a different kind of novel for you a little more dramatic and sprawling.
What was the reaction like for you?
Everythinggot from critics and readers.
So that was all great.
I was lucky that I had most of a draft ofBig Summerwritten by the timeMrs.
Ewas published, so I wasnt paralyzed by fear of not living up to myself.
What was the inspiration forBig Summer?
I had my character pretty quickly.
I wanted to write about a young woman whose life is still ahead of her.
Then I had to figure out what happened during the weekend.
I decided on a wedding, because what has more potential for humor and pathos than a wedding?
I decided thered be a murder at the wedding, because whats more dramatic than a murder?
SoBig Summeris an outgrowth of Big Time.
A big summer is also a summer where everything changes, and that fit, too.
Talk a little more about Daphne.
Ive written about women like Daphne before.
What makes her unique is that shes extremely online.
Youve been writing about the complicated relationships between women your whole career.
With my early books, I was much more invested in the main characters, who were young women.
This sounds like a perfect summer read.
Honestly, I would tell you to read my books wherever youre happy and comfortable.
For me, thats waist deep in a swimming pool, with my book propped on the ledge.
