Author Talk: Laura Zigman — The Author Weekend

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All Adults, College Students, Older Adults, Visitors, Young Adults (Ages 20-34). The Fall 2026 Author Talk Series, presented by the Friends of the South End Library, will continue with Laura Zigman sharing about her latest novel, The Author Weekend. Please join us on Wednesday, November 11 starting at 6:30 pm at Union Church (Connection Room, 485 Columbus Ave.) for a fun and lively conversation in this author talk series! About The Author Weekend: Everything 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 donuts to the perimenopausal Mermaid Meditation, by Faye and her beleaguered assistant Jade––an aspiring author who can't seem to finish her own novel. Faye's long-time 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 make pre-pub 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? The Author Weekend 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. About Laura Zigman: Laura Zigman is the author of Small World, Separation Anxiety, Animal Husbandry, Dating Big Bird, Her, and Piece of Work. She has collaborated on several works of nonfiction—including Eddie Izzard’s New York Times bestseller, Believe Me—and has been a contributor to The New York Times