Emily Giffin

Tonight Atlanta's literary knockout Emily Giffin will be here to discuss Laura Dave's new release, First Husband. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION: We will begin handing out color-coded passes at 5:00 pm for this event. Please note that a copy of The First Husband must be purchased in the Buckhead location. THE FIRST ... (more)HUSBAND: Annie Adams is days away from her thirty-second birthday and thinks she has finally found some happiness. She visits the world's most interesting places for her syndicated travel column and she's happily cohabiting with her movie director boyfriend Nick in Los Angeles. But when Nick comes home from a meeting with his therapist (aka "futures counselor") and announces that he's taking a break from their relationship so he can pursue a woman from his past, the place Annie had come to call home is shattered. Reeling, Annie stumbles into her neighborhood bar and finds Griffin-a grounded, charming chef who seems to be everything Annie didn't know she was looking for. Within three months, Griffin is Annie's husband and Annie finds herself trying to restart her life in rural Massachusetts. A wry observer of modern love, Laura Dave "steers clear of easy answers to explore the romantic choices we make" (USA Today). Her third novel is packed with humor, empathy, and psychological insight about the power of love and home. Laura Dave is the author of London is the Best City in America, which was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Glamour, Self Magazine, ESPN the Magazine, Redbook, and The New York Observer. She lives in New York City; visit her online at lauradave.com. SOMETHING BORROWED: After falling in love with the wrong man, Rachel discovers endings aren't always neat--and sometimes you have to risk all to win true happiness. Emily Giffin is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law. After practicing litigation at a Manhattan firm for several years, she moved to London to write full time. The author of four New York Times bestselling novels, she now lives in Atlanta with her husband and three young children. Visit www.emilygiffin.com.

Atlanta Botanical Garden Welcomes Bestselling Author Emily Giffin to Cocktails in the Garden Thursday, July 15, 2010 Atlanta – June 16, 2010 – New York Times bestselling author, Emily Giffin, joins the line-up of the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s popular Cocktails in the Garden series as a ... (more)special guest at the Thursday, July 15 event. Giffin, who has penned five blockbuster novels, will greet fans and sign copies of her latest release, Heart of the Matter (St. Martin’s Press; $26.99) while the Atlanta Botanical Garden serves up libations with an "Edibles & Infusions" theme from 6 to 10 p.m. Books will be available for purchase on site. Guests will enjoy exploring the Garden’s newest feature: the new 600-foot-long Canopy Walk, a suspension bridge extending from the Visitor Center into the woodland garden. There, guests may select a cocktail from one of several cash bars throughout the Garden while enjoying live music and drinking in the walk’s unique bird’s-eye view of lush hardwoods, hydrangeas, perennials below. From there, the next stop is the new Cascades Garden -- a tropical retreat of three waterfalls enveloped by palms, gingers and cannas – and finally, the Edible Garden, where guests may sample complimentary delectables prepared by one of the city’s top restaurants. Admission is $15. Garden members are admitted free. For information, please see http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org... .

Join the Houston Public Library for a reading and signing by Emily Giffin, author of the novels Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Baby Proof. Brazos will attend and sell her latest novel, Love the One You're With.

Emily Giffin, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Something Borrowed, Something Blue and Baby Proof, returns with another absorbing, thought-provoking tale featuring an authentic heroine stuck in an untenable yet universally-relatable position. Ellen Graham has the seemingly perfect life ... (more)and relationship. Married to Andy, her best friend's brother, and embraced by a family who has become much more than mere in-laws, Ellen believes she's on her way to happily-ever-after. Then, one fateful afternoon, she runs into Leo, her mercurial ex-boyfriend whom she hasn't seen in eight years. Despite Ellen's love for her husband, and her determination to be true to him, she begins to question whether the life she's living is the one she's meant to have. Please call Vroman's customer service at (626) 449-5320 no later than June 6 to place your order.

Giffin delivers another captivating, straight-from-the heart novel with a story for everyone who has ever wondered: How can I truly love the one I'm with, when I can't forget the one who got away? A chance encounter with an old flame causes Ellen Dempsey to consider anew what could have been. Shortly ... (more)after marrying Andy, Ellen runs into Leo, her intense first love. Leo, a moody writer, has secretly preoccupied Ellen ever since he broke her heart, so after seeing him again, Ellen wonders if her perfect life is truly what she wants or simply what she was expected to want. It’s a powerful story about one woman at the crossroads of true love and real life.

The New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and Baby Proof delivers another captivating, straight-from-the heart novel. This is a story for everyone who has ever wondered: How can I truly love the one I'm with, when I can't forget the one who got away?