{"product_id":"the-author-weekend-9798228330405","title":"The Author Weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDevil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e in a story of colliding egos and shocking betrayal, as intoxicatingly ice cold as the pink prosecco that flows all weekend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything needs to be just right for bestselling mystery writer Faye Wader's first-ever fan weekend. Her sales might be slipping--only a little!--but 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 doughnuts to the perimenopausal Mermaid Meditation, by Faye and her beleaguered assistant, Jade--an aspiring author who can't seem to finish her own novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaye's longtime agent and editor will be there, as well as Faye's number one fan, Peggy Mercer, who has been first in line at every one of Faye's events. When news comes that the weekend will be crashed by glamorous, charismatic rival novelist Abby Schuss, Faye thinks things can't get worse ... until one of the attendees is found dead in her room, setting off an unexpectedly murderous chain of events that makes prepub 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Author Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Zigman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228330405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZigman, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Zigman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eSmall World\u003c\/em\u003e (a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Group Text pick and Editor's Choice), \u003cem\u003eSeparation Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnimal Husbandry\u003c\/em\u003e (which was made into the movie \u003cem\u003eSomeone Like You\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), \u003cem\u003eDating Big Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePiece of Work\u003c\/em\u003e. She has collaborated on several works of nonfiction--including Eddie Izzard's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cem\u003eBelieve Me\u003c\/em\u003e--and has been a contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and other publications. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Laura Zigman \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48231147667613,"sku":"9798228330405","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_df3180ac-bb43-4606-b1d2-ccb602a16dc3.jpg?v=1778577610","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-author-weekend-9798228330405","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}