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We\u2019re taking body diversity in books with Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen books, including That Summer, Big Summer, Mrs. Everything, Good in Bed, and an essay collection, Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing.\xa0

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Jennifer talks about her journey to becoming a best-selling author, what motivated her to feature women with different body types in her books, and the process of getting a visibly plus-size woman on book covers. We also ask Jennifer about how she decides what to write about, her newest book The Summer Place, and writing a book set in the time of COVID.

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Jennifer also shares her favorite Philly bookstores and her favorite recent reads.\xa0

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You can find Jennifer at @jenniferweinerwrites on Instagram, @jenweinerwrites on Tik Tok, Jennifer Weiner on Facebook, jenniferweiner.com, and get a signed copy of her books at Head House Books in Philadelphia\xa0

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Books Jennifer loves right now:

When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi\xa0

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

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Obsessions

Becca: Anthropologie bracelet stack: Colorful Chicklet Bracelet, Pearly Heart Bracelet, and Colorful Tennis Bracelet\xa0

Olivia: The Ghost Ship That Didn\u2019t Carry Us by Cheryl Strayed, Dear Sugar Column

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Some bonus things we talked about this week include Olivia\u2019s Mango Cucumber salad by What\u2019s Gaby Cooking and a Smashed Pickle Salad recipe from NYT cooking we both want to make ASAP.\xa0

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What we read this week!

Becca: Killers of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (out Sept 6!) The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner

Olivia: The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner, The Measure by Nikki Erlick

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This Month\u2019s Book Club Pick: You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi\xa0

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