The Author Weekend
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The Devil Wears Prada meets White Lotus in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal, as intoxicatingly ice-cold as the pink Prosecco that flows all weekend.
Everything needs to be just right for bestselling mystery writer Faye Waderâs first-ever fan weekend. Her sales might be slippingâonly a little!âbut her readers still love her enough to pony up for three days and two nights on Great Misery Island. The retreat is precisely planned, from the small batch artisanal donuts to the peri-menopausal Mermaid Meditation, by Faye and her beleaguered assistant Jadeâan aspiring author who canât seem to finish her own novel.
Fayeâs long-time agent and editor will be there, as well as Fayeâs #1 fan, Peggy Mercer, who has been first in line at every one of Fayeâs events. When news comes that the weekend will be crashed by glamorous, charismatic, rival novelist Abby Schuss, Faye thinks things canât get worse ... until one of the attendees is found dead in her room, setting off an unexpectedly murderous chain of events that make pre-pub anxiety seem like a day at the beach. How far is Faye willing to go to get exactly what she wants from her author weekend?
The Author Weekend is a thrilling and hilarious dive into the dark heart of envy, and a glorious exploration of a woman-of-a-certain-age desperate to survive the dog-eat-dog world of publishing and control her own narrative.
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Laura Zigman is the author of Small World (a New York Times Group Text pick and Editorâs Choice), Separation Anxiety, Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie âSomeone Like You,â starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), Dating Big Bird, Her, and Piece of Work. She has collaborated on several works of non-fiction, including Eddie Izzardâs New York Times bestseller, Believe Me; and has been a contributor to the New York Times and other publications. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
