“Best known for her sense of humor, Weiner's raw new novel proves she is equally as fluent in poignancy. A searing, noholds-barred look at an ordinary woman whose life spirals out of control.”
— Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"An absolutely heartbreaking read that will leave readers haunted.
Great for book clubs or for anyone trying to understand a loved one's addiction."
— Library Journal, starred review
“Weiner, who is a master at creating realistic characters, is at her best here, handling a delicate situation with witty
dialogue and true-to-life scenes. Readers will be nodding their heads in sympathy as Allison struggles to balance being a
mother, a daughter, and a wife while desperately just wanting to be herself. Weiner is one of the reigning queens of
contemporary women’s fiction, and her latest is sure to hit the best-seller lists. The ‘hot-topic’ quality of the story line will
only boost readership even further.”
— Booklist, starred review
“Weiner’s sly portrayal of family, entitlement and recovery culture is a romp – with an edge.”
— Good Housekeeping
“The everymom heroine in this novel becomes a hard-core pill addict–and it’s impossible to look away.”
— Glamour
“Dark humor and a surprise twist.” — People Style Watch
“Weiner paints a multidimensional character with real-life trials and tribulations so you can’t help but sympathize. While
the plot is a departure from Weiner’s usual fare, you’ll still have some laughs as you follow the heroine’s attempt to
salvage her happy ending.” — Real Simple
Dear Editor,
Enclosed you’ll find a copy of Jennifer Weiner’s much anticipated novel, ALL FALL DOWN. Coming this June 17th, it is
sure to be the novel-to-read this summer, an unexpected, unputdownable surprise from one of America’s most
beloved and popular writers.
A lot has happened in the two years since Weiner’s last release. A New Yorker profile demonstrated just how much
influence this “unlikely feminist enforcer” has had on our culture. Her witty, trenchant take on intellectual trends,
gender wars, and reality TV have made her tweets, essays and novels essential reading, not only for fans of her
fiction, but also the writers, editors, producers and critics who follow her “lively public discussion about the reception
and consumption of fiction written by women.”
With her latest work, Weiner focuses on a topic that’s in the headlines everywhere from The New York Times to
People magazine, in a masterful depiction of a mother, wife, and daughter whose seemingly perfectly-constructed
life comes falling down.
I hope you enjoy reading ALL FALL DOWN, and I look forward to discussing the possibility of a feature in one of your
summer round-ups, a review, or an interview.
Lisa Sciambra / Atria Books / 212-698-7649 / lisa.sciambra@simonandschuster.com
About All Fall Down
Allison Weiss has a handsome husband, an adorable daughter, a job she loves, and the big house in the suburbs. But
while waiting in the pediatrician's office, she opens a magazine to a quiz about addiction and starts to wonder… Is a
Percocet at the end of a hard day really different than a glass of wine? Is it such a bad thing to pop a Vicodin after a
brutal Jump & Pump class...or if your husband’s giving you the silent treatment?
Back in the car with her daughter safely buckled in behind her, Allison opens the Altoid tin in her purse and slips a
chalky white oval underneath her tongue. The pill unties her knotted muscles, lets her lungs expand, as she considers
the truth of her good-looking life: her husband's increasingly distant, her daughter is acting out, her father's
Alzheimer's is worsening and her mother's barely managing to cope. The pills are medicine, necessary if she wants to
make it through the day, but what if her increasing drug use, a habit that's becoming expensive and hard to hide, is
turning into her biggest problem of all?
A remarkably absorbing story that mixes dark humor with a disarmingly honest portrayal of an addict’s struggle, All
Fall Down concludes with an unforgettable moment of Allison facing a choice between motherhood and addiction.
Both illuminating and entertaining, as all great novels are, this tale of empowerment and redemption will surely be
the novel that readers cannot put down this summer.
About Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner grew up in Connecticut and graduated with a degree in English literature from Princeton University.
This #1 New York Times bestselling author is one of the most celebrated writers today. Over 1.6 million copies of her
iconic debut Good in Bed have sold to date, and it’s now in its astounding 57th printing. Her books have spent nearly
five years on the New York Times bestseller list with over 11 million copies in print in 36 countries.
She is the author of the novels Good in Bed (2001); In Her Shoes (2002), which was turned into a major motion
picture starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine; Little Earthquakes (2004); Goodnight
Nobody (2005); the short story collection The Guy Not Taken (2006); Certain Girls (2008); Best Friends
Forever (2009); Fly Away Home (2010); Then Came You (2011); and most recently, The Next Best Thing (2012). Her
Halloween eShort story, Disconnected, was published on October 28, 2013 and her newest novel, All Fall Down, will
be published on June 17, 2014.
Jennifer has appeared on numerous national television programs, including The Today Show, CBS This Morning, CBS
Sunday Morning, and The Rachael Ray Show, and has been published in dozens of newspapers and magazines,
including Seventeen, Redbook, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping. Many of her essays will be featured
on her newly designed website launching in mid-May, at www.jenniferweiner.com, where she started her blog in
2002.
With 87,000 followers on Twitter, Weiner appeared on Time magazine's list of "140 Best Twitter Feeds.” The
magazine hailed her "must-read" live Bachelor tweets, noting that "rarely has there been such an ideal pairing of
material and writer." Forbes magazine ranked her second on their list of “25 Working Moms to Follow on Twitter”:
“Bestselling novelist Weiner writes guilty pleasure beach reads, fights for her fellow female authors and still makes
time for reality TV commentary. Tune in for hilarious shards of brilliance.” Jennifer can also be found on Facebook,
and, in real life, Philadelphia, where she lives with her family.