JENNIFER WEINER'S - The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits

Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner is beloved for her compelling novels starring smart, funny and deeply relatable women. Her latest, The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits, out April 8, follows sisters Cassie and Zoe, who were once in a famous band that broke up. Now, 20 years later, the world still has no idea what tore the sisters apart. But Zoe's daughter, Cherry, vows to find out more. Here, an excerpt from Zoe's point of view

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HADDONFIELD, 2024

IT WAS SEVEN THIRTY on a Thursday night, 30 minutes into the planning of the PTA's annual winter gala, and Zoe Rohrbach's butt had fallen asleep. She rocked from side to side at her kid-sized desk in the first-grade classroom, where her knees were up in the vicinity of her chin, and wondered what kind of emergency she could fake that would let her leave the room, or at least let her stand up long enough to get the circulation going again.

She looked around at the other women who'd pulled their desks into a semicircle and were introducing themselves, for the benefit of the committee's newest member. There was Hadley Inslee, who ran the PTA, and Laurel Weaver, Hadley's second-in-command. Next to her sat Penny Lifshitz, Zoe's best friend in Haddonfield. Next to Penny was the newcomer. She wore caramel-colored suede boots, dark-rinse jeans, a white angora sweater and a hefty diamond on her ring finger. Her hair was cut in shoulder-length waves; her expression was friendly. "I'm Caitlyn Graves, and I moved here over the summer. My daughter, Maddie, is in kindergarten, and my son, Jasper, is in second grade."

"Welcome! We're happy to have you on board." Hadley nodded at Zoe. "And, last but not least..."

"I'm Zoe Rohrbach."