Giffin to Present on Nov. 2 at Festival
New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin appears on Opening Night at the 33rd edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA.
Robyn Spizman Gerson is a New York Times best-selling author of many books, including “When Words Matter Most.” She is also a communications professional and well-known media personality, having appeared often locally on “Atlanta and Company” and nationally on NBC’s “Today” show. For more information go to www.robynspizman.com.
College friends. Those of us who have them, treasure them, and hold tight to those individuals we met along the way. While college years are precious, the friends we make often remain in our lives forever. With that in mind, leave it to Emily Giffin, whose newest novel portrays a group of college friends who are bonded in time through a promise. In Giffin’s truest tradition and relevant talents, she delivers a difficult topic of extreme significance.
As an Atlanta-based New York Times bestselling author with a huge following, Giffin is an authentic storyteller who knows how to captivate her readers. Giffin will appear on opening night at the MJCCA’s 33rd edition of the Book Festival on Nov. 2, in conversation with Alison Greenberg, bestselling author and screenwriter. Giffin’s newest book, “The Summer Pact,” deals with a sensitively portrayed theme as she takes us on an emotional journey. Readers who follow Giffin’s books will find her latest one to be a gripping story about friendship, serious challenges and the loves, losses and lives of women.
As a time-tested author of 11 internationally bestselling novels, Giffin is the author of a long list of popular books including “Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” “Baby Proof,” “Love the One You’re With,” “Heart of the Matter,” “Where We Belong,” “The One & Only,” “First Comes Love,” “All We Ever Wanted,” “The Lies That Bind,” and “Meant to Be.” Every title gives you a clue into her subject matter, revealing the depth of her characters, their connections and often complicated relationships.
In Giffin’s newest novel, “The Summer Pact,” she shares a story about a group of friends who are thrown together as freshmen in college. Their friendship grows over time, and they make a pact in the wake of a tragedy. The book shares each woman’s inner thoughts and fragile personalities as these freshmen are woven together from very different worlds. Her characters are unforgettable, and you’ll instantly meet Lainey, Tyson, Summer, and Hannah. When a tragedy occurs, shocked and heartbroken, they make an unbreakable promise and no matter how separated they may become in time or distance, that promise guides the rest.
What happens next is revealed inside the pages of the book, as Giffin always does, inviting readers into her character’s lives and worlds, one insightful and truthful page at a time.
Emily Giffin will appear at the 33rd edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2. For more information, please visit www.Atlantajcc.org.
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