Carol Weston (born September 11, 1956) is an American writer. The author of thirteen books, both fiction and non-fiction, she has been the "Dear Carol" advice columnist at Girls' Life since the magazine's first issue in 1994. About Ava and Pip (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2014), the New York Times Book Review said, "This is a book about sisterhood, but also a love letter to language."