Jennifer Weiner: I’m Glad The NYT Is Finally Covering Commercial Fiction, And Sorry If I Went Too Far

Jennifer Weiner's Apology To NY Times
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 20: Author Jennifer Weiner at Le Parker Meridien hotel on W. 57th St. Her fourth novel, the mystery 'Goodnight Nobody,' recently hit shelves (and the best-seller list), and the movie version of her second book, 'In Her Shoes,' is slated for release in October. (Photo by Michael Appleton/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 20: Author Jennifer Weiner at Le Parker Meridien hotel on W. 57th St. Her fourth novel, the mystery 'Goodnight Nobody,' recently hit shelves (and the best-seller list), and the movie version of her second book, 'In Her Shoes,' is slated for release in October. (Photo by Michael Appleton/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

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