{"id":25609,"date":"2025-03-20T12:37:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/?page_id=25609"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:43:47","slug":"lunch-with-a-view-authors-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/regions\/chicago-region\/lunch-with-a-view-authors-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch with a View Authors 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<nav aria-label=\"Chicago Regional Pages\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\">\n\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/regions\/chicago-region\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Chicago Region<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/regions\/chicago-region\/chicago-leadership-and-staff\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Leadership and Staff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/regions\/chicago-region\/chicago-local-events\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Local Events<\/a><ul>\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/lwav-25\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Lunch With A View 25<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/regions\/chicago-region\/chicago-ort-resale-shop\/\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">ORT Resale Shop<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n<h4>Contact Information<\/h4>\n<strong>Chicago Region<\/strong><br \/>\n4411 N. Ravenswood<br \/>\nSuite 300<br \/>\nChicago, IL 60640\nPhone:<br \/>\n(847) 291-0475<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:chicago@ortamerica.org\">chicago@ortamerica.org<\/a>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h1>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 About The Authors<\/h1>\n\t<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-Facebook-Post.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"438\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jennifer Weiner<\/strong> brings charm and wit to the podium, discussing her bestselling books, personal stories, and women&#8217;s search for a sense of self. In the same sharp and entertaining tone that fills her novels, Weiner wins over audiences with her unforgettable comedic style, making her an audience favorite.<\/p>\n<p>A #1\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestselling author, Jennifer has penned more than two dozen books that have sold over 11 million copies in 36 countries and have collectively spent more than five years on the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestseller list. She writes &#8220;engrossing popular novels that take women seriously&#8221; (Washington Post) and &#8220;[give] &#8216;chick lit&#8217; a good name&#8221; (New York Times). Her new book,\u00a0The Griffin Sisters&#8217; Greatest Hits, explores sisterhood, motherhood, young love, and the dreams we chase set against the glimmering backdrop of the pop music industry.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of more than two decades, Jennifer has written compulsively readable novels with rich emotional depth that center women, exploring themes such as complex familial relationships, the challenges of being a plus-size woman, the difficulties of motherhood, rollercoaster romances, the social landscape of modern America, and, above all, the way the world treats-and mistreats-women.<\/p>\n<p>Recent bestsellers include\u00a0The Breakaway\u00a0and\u00a0The Summer Place. She is also the author of noteworthy titles such as\u00a0Mrs. Everything;\u00a0Good in Bed;\u00a0In Her Shoes, which was turned into a major motion picture starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine;\u00a0Little Earthquakes;\u00a0Goodnight Nobody; the short story collection\u00a0The Guy Not Taken;\u00a0Certain Girls;\u00a0Best Friends Forever;\u00a0Fly Away Home;\u00a0Then Came You;\u00a0The Next Best Thing;\u00a0All Fall Down, and\u00a0Who Do You Love.\u00a0She is also the author of\u00a0The Littlest Bigfoot\u00a0middle-grade trilogy and the critically-acclaimed memoir,\u00a0Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing, which was a finalist for the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of her fiction writing, Jennifer uses her social media platform to amplify women&#8217;s voices and speak on topics including self-esteem, body positivity, and the way books by women are reviewed and consumed. As a\u00a0New York Times\u00a0Opinion contributor, she offers a feminist perspective on pop culture moments in essays that frequently top the list of trending articles. Jennifer&#8217;s work has also been published in\u00a0Seventeen,\u00a0Glamour,\u00a0Cosmopolitan,\u00a0Elle,\u00a0Allure,\u00a0TIME, and\u00a0Good Housekeeping.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-Facebook-Post-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"372\" \/><strong>Erin Rachel Doppelt<\/strong> is a spiritual psychology and meditation teacher with her master&#8217;s in psychology in education with a spirituality mind body focus from Columbia University Teachers College. She spent her twenties living in Israel, India, and across Asia and Europe, studying with diverse gurus and yogic educators.<\/p>\n<p>Erin is the CEO and founder of the international brand Spiritual Intelligence, which hosts certification trainings and business and spiritual courses to support those looking to live their most unedited, nourished, and soul-authentic life. Erin is the creator of UpLevel Meditation, an active meditation framework supporting those in healing anxiety, depression, and ADD\/ADHD and shifting negative thoughts toward the light. She is also the founder of the Align Coaching Certification, where you become a certified meditation teacher and spiritual psychology coach.<\/p>\n<p>Erin&#8217;s frameworks have been featured by SXSW, NBC, Google, Healthline, and Nike. She is also the host of The Wise Woman Podcast, your place to get insights on Erin&#8217;s life, exciting guests, and spirituality and psychology tools to deepen your connection to Self and your highest possible timeline. She is from Chicago and enjoys traveling the world with her husband &amp; daughter, reading in caf\u00e9s, drinking strong coffee, and eating ethnic food. You can connect with her on Instagram and TikTok @erinrdoppelt or on her website, erinracheldoppelt.com.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Region Leadership and Staff Local Events Lunch With A View 25 ORT Resale Shop Contact Information Chicago Region 4411 N. 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