|  Connections
is an opportunity to connect with women from all walks
of Jewish life and various levels of affiliation from
within our community.
Connections 2009
The Choices We Make with Lauren
Weisberger, New York Times Bestselling
Author of The Devil Wears Prada and Everyone
Worth Knowing
REGISTER
NOW
Date: Sunday, February
8, 2009
Time: Brunch, 10:30am - 1pm
Place: Seattle Sheraton Hotel
Cost: $60
No minimum gift to attend!
Wish to sign-up to be a Table Captain? Please contact
RachaelB@JewishInSeattle.org
Lauren Weisberger
Lauren was born March 28,
1977, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a locale recently made
even more chic, if possible, by The Office. She was
joined four years later by sister Dana, a.k.a. The Family
Favorite, and moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, at age
eleven. At Parkland High School, Lauren participated
in all sorts of projects, activities, and organizations
for the sole purpose of padding her college application,
although she did genuinely enjoy playing varsity tennis
(especially when the girl who should have played first
singles incurred a season-ending injury and Lauren had
no choice but to step in for the team).
Once matriculated at Cornell University, all civic-minded
extracurriculars fell by the wayside. There, she focused
her energy on securing a steady stream of fake IDs and
dating boys from the right fraternities. After graduating
in 1999 with a BA in English, Lauren moved home for the
summer to save money and then traveled all over Europe,
Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Thailand, India, Nepal, and Hong
Kong. She carried a single small backpack and stayed in
questionable places, further enriching her authentic cultural
experiences by eating only Nutella and drinking Coca-Cola
Light.
Lauren's first job after returning to the U.S. and moving
to Manhattan was the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief
of Vogue, Anna Wintour. Lauren became proficient in the
language of stilettos and Starbucks before moving to Departures
magazine, where she wrote 100-word reviews by day and
took writing classes at night. The Devil Wears
Prada, begun at the Writer's Voice, was published
in April 2003, and spent six months on The New York Times
Bestseller List. It was sold in thirty-one foreign countries
and was made into a major motion picture by Fox 2000 starring
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Lauren has a half-second
cameo in the film that even she is hard-pressed to locate
after several viewings. Her second novel, Everyone
Worth Knowing, was published in October 2005
and is also a New York Times Bestseller. She recently
published her third book, Chasing Harry Winston.
Lauren is currently living in New York. She welcomes any
thoughts on plot, characters, or title, and promises to
pass off your ideas as her own.
For more information on Lauren Weisberger,
please visit her website: http://www.laurenweisberger.com/
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