I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish.
Jennifer WeinerPeople say I'm not good at writing about men. My dad left when I was 16. Give me a break. I'm doing the best I can.
Jennifer WeinerI struggle with the fact that men's popular fiction is talked about differently. Books like mine don't get as many reviews and probably won't win any prizes, but they entertain the pants off of hundreds of thousands of women.
Jennifer WeinerBeing a novelist is hard for anyone - male or female. You don't get to quit your day job.
Jennifer WeinerThere's a part of me with every book that thinks, What would it have meant for me tohave had this book when I was a kid? I decided to create a book for girls like me. The Littlest Bigfoot is about bullying and body image and girls who don't fit in. It's like training wheels for my adult books - like Sex and the City, but with 12-year-olds.
Jennifer WeinerI think every person who is single should have a dog. I think the government should step in and intervene: If you're not married or coupled up, whether you've been dumped or divorced or widowed or whatever, they should require you to proceed immediately to the pound nearest you and select an animal companion.
Jennifer Weiner