Name: Laura Zigman and Annabel Monaghan at Athena Books!
Start: 2026-05-06T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Athena Books

Laura Zigman and Annabel Monaghan at Athena Books!

Athena Books

Your ticket to the event includes a copy of "The Author Weekend," along with beverages and light dessert.

Join us to celebrate the release of bestselling author Laura Zigman’s newest novel, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/75391/9798228330405" title="https://bookshop.org/a/75391/9798228330405" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Author Weekend</a>. A perfect pick to kick off your summer reading, this sharp, entertaining story is filled with celebrity intrigue, publishing industry drama, and plenty of wit - insightful, funny, and just suspenseful enough to keep you turning pages late into the night.Laura will be joined in conversation by New York Times bestselling author Annabel Monaghan (<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/75391/9780593420058" title="https://bookshop.org/a/75391/9780593420058" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nora Goes Off Script</a>). It promises to be a lively, engaging evening, so bring your friends, neighbors, or book club! We can’t wait to see you there.Your ticket includes a copy of The Author Weekend along with beverages and light dessert.About The Author Weekend:Think The Devil Wears Prada meets The White Lotus: a deliciously sharp story of clashing egos, ambition, and betrayal. When bestselling mystery writer Faye Wader hosts her first-ever fan weekend on Great Misery Island, everything is meticulously planned, until a rival author arrives and a shocking death turns the retreat upside down. What follows is a darkly funny, twist-filled exploration of envy, ambition, and how far one woman will go to stay on top.About Laura Zigman:Laura Zigman is the author of Small World (a New York Times Group Text pick and Editor’s Choice), Separation Anxiety, Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie “Someone Like You,” 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 Izzard’s New York Times bestseller, Believe Me; and has been a contributor to the New York Times and other publications. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her seventh novel, The Author Weekend, will be published in May 2026.About Annabel Monaghan:Annabel is the New York Times bestselling and Library Reads Hall of Fame author of It's A Love Story, Summer Romance, Same Time Next Summer, and Nora Goes Off Script. Her forthcoming novel, <a href="https://annabelmonaghan.com/dolly-all-the-time" title="https://annabelmonaghan.com/dolly-all-the-time" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dolly All The Time</a>, will be out May 26, 2026. She is also the author of two novels for young adults, A Girl Named Digit and Double Digit, as well as Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a collection of essays based on her column that appeared on the Huffington Post, The Week and The Rye Record. She has a BA in English from Duke University and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. She hosts an author series called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/friends_with_words/" title="https://www.instagram.com/friends_with_words/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Friends with Words</a> and spent several years on the novel writing faculty at The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Florida and Florida with her family. Her novels have been translated into 21 languages.

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