My lazy, unfair assumption is that everything's easier when you're young and stunning. And maybe it is! But I'd like to see for myself.

I love it when people ask if Jennifer Weiner is a pen name. Um, if I wanted a pen name I could have done a LOT better than this!

Whenever people with money have power over people with less money, you have the potential for exploitation.

I wrote my first books when I was single and then I got married and then had a kid and there were different things happening in my life.

Tell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.

The condom broke. I know how stupid that sounds. It's the reproductive version of the dog ate my homework.

If you put a pink cover on something, critics make a certain set of assumptions and may not even read the book. But my readers are happy with it.