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[email protected] BESTSELLING AUTHOR JENNIFER WEINER TO PUBLISH FOUR MORE BOOKS WITH ATRIA & LAUNCH MIDDLE GRADE TRILOGY WITH ALADDIN BOOKS (NEW YORK) – October 5, 2015. Fifteen years after she submitted Good in Bed to Atria Books, bestselling author Jennifer Weiner is continuing her long-standing relationship with Simon & Schuster through new publishing agreements for four books from Atria and, in her first foray into young people’s literature, a middle grade trilogy with Aladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. News of the dual publishing agreements was jointly announced by Judith Curr, President and Publisher of Atria Books and Washington Square Press, and Mara Anastas, Vice President, Publisher of Simon Pulse and Aladdin Books. “Since we first published Jennifer Weiner she has delighted millions of readers, with whom she has developed a particularly close and intimate relationship, with her trenchant and hilarious observations on life, love, family, friendship and all manner of social interaction,” said Carolyn Reidy, President & CEO of Simon & Schuster. “We couldn't be happier to continue building her audience of adult readers and for the new opportunity to bring her special abilities to a younger audience.