New York Times #1 best-selling author Jennifer Weiner is adored by fans for her novels' charming plots and characters. In The Next Best Thing, 23-year-old television writer Ruth Sanders heads to Hollywood, dragging her 70-year-old grandmother along for the ride. Ruth is thrilled when production for her sitcom finally gets underway. But Ruth's dreams of happiness are soon threatened by the demanding actors and number-crunching executives- not to mention the stress of her grandmother's upcoming wedding.