>> that's the question a woman in a small college town in texas struggled with in emily giffin's newead called "the one & only." >> it's your seventh, right? >> it is. >> congratulations. >> great to be here. >> when your books come out, i know this, because i used to go to the bookstore and ask, is there another emily giffin book out yet. how often do you put books out? >> every other year. thank you for matching my -- the color scheme. >> yes, indeed. >> she first turned me on to you, this new writer, she's fantastic. >> thank you. >> this book is interesting. it is about forbidden love, someone you should not love, but this person -- >> why is that? >> well, in "the one & only," i wanted to explore this idea of unconventional love. we expect our lives and relationships to be a certain way and look a certain way. it is not always like that. what you want isn't always the perfect thing on paper. >> college obsessed, sports obsessed town, and i think we can start off because it starts off in that way. there is the coach and the coach is very hunkie. and, you know -- >> you liked him,