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Jenny Lawson Biography & Facts

Jennifer Lawson (born December 29, 1973) is an American journalist, author and blogger. Biography Lawson is from Wall, Texas and is a graduate of Angelo State University. She is the author of The Bloggess website and formerly wrote the Ill Advised blog, co-authored Good Mom/Bad Mom on the Houston Chronicle, and was a columnist for SexIs magazine. Lawson is well known for her irreverent writing style. She also used to write an advice column called "Ask The Bloggess" for The Personal News Network (PNN.com) until she quit because they stopped paying her. She lives with rheumatoid arthritis, depression, anxiety, avoidant personality disorder, and mild obsessive-compulsive disorder. Lawson was recognized by the Nielsen ratings as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers and Forbes listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women. She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer, and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year. In 2011 The Huffington Post named her the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families in December 2010. She was also interviewed on CBC News Network's Connect with Mark Kelley during the fundraising campaign. Lawson's autobiography called Let's Pretend This Never Happened was released on April 17, 2012, by Amy Einhorn Books. On May 6, 2012, it was the number one New York Times bestseller. The book named Best Humor book in the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. Her second book, Furiously Happy, was released on September 22, 2015. It is a humorous look at Lawson's experience with depression and anxiety disorder, and it debuted in the number 3 spot of New York Times Bestseller list on October 11, 2015. It reached number one on the New York Times Bestseller list on July 3, 2016. The audiobook of Furiously Happy, narrated by Lawson, won an Audie Award for best humor audiobook in 2016. Lawson's third book, YOU ARE HERE: An Owner's Manual For Dangerous Minds, was released in March 2017. It is an adult coloring book/advice book illustrated and written by the author, and it debuted in the number 2 spot of New York Times Bestseller list on March 26, 2017. In August 2020, Lawson announced on her blog, The Bloggess, that she would release her next memoir, Broken (in the Best Possible Way), in 2021. It debuted in the number 3 spot of the New York Times bestseller list on April 25, 2021. Broken was awarded Best Humor Book of the Year in the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards. In 2019 Lawson opened an independent bookstore and bar, Nowhere Bookshop, in San Antonio, Texas. It was given the 2023 readers' choice award for Best Bookstore in San Antonio by San Antonio Magazine. References External links Official website Good Mom / Bad Mom Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine The Bloggess on SexIs Interview with Victoria Mixon . Discover the Jenny Lawson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jenny Lawson books.

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  • American Babe synopsis, comments

    American Babe

    Babe Walker

    Author of the New York Times bestseller White Girl Problems and Psychos, Babe Walker, faces her most daunting challenge yetsuburbiain the third caustically witty White Girl Problem...

  • Impossible Things Before Breakfast synopsis, comments

    Impossible Things Before Breakfast

    Rebecca Front

    'Hilarious' The Times'I was completely captivated' David SedarisPeople are odd. Even the most predictable of us sometimes defy expectations. Add to that the tricks that life plays ...

  • A Perfect 10 synopsis, comments

    A Perfect 10

    Heather Land

    The author of I Ain’t Doin’ It and popular comedian Heather Land returns with a collection of laughoutloud, hilarious, and unfiltered essays that explore the funny and inspirationa...

  • Detour synopsis, comments

    Detour

    Lizzie Simon

    A finely wrought memoir of mental health, Detour takes a genre explored by Susanna Kaysen and Kay Redfield Jamison and propels it in a revelatory and rebellious new direction. Det...

  • Well, This Is Exhausting synopsis, comments

    Well, This Is Exhausting

    Sophia Benoit

    From Bustle columnist and Twitter sensation Sophia Benoit, this “charming and often laughoutloud funny” (Vogue) memoirinessays explores the ins and outs of modern womanhoodfrom fin...

  • Hyperbole and a Half synopsis, comments

    Hyperbole and a Half

    Allie Brosh

    #1 New York Times Bestseller “Funny and smart as hell” (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex ...

  • Furiously Happy synopsis, comments

    Furiously Happy

    Instaread

    Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson | Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review     Preview: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things is a series of essays that are hys...

  • Walk It Off synopsis, comments

    Walk It Off

    Ruth Marshall

    Furiously Happy meets Elaine Lui in this truly originaland surprisingly hilariousmemoir about one woman’s journey to learn how to walk after a debilitating diagnosis turned her lif...

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    Grand

    Sara Schaefer

    Emmy Award–winning writer Sara Schaefer’s hilariously honest memoir follows her “on this wild river descent into the Grand Canyon and her own secret family history. This is a Class...

  • Why Mommy Drinks synopsis, comments

    Why Mommy Drinks

    Gill Sims

    Why Mommy Drinks is the brilliant novel from Gill Sims, the author of the online sensation Peter and Jane.Boy Child Peter, Girl Child Jane and Daddy have exciting adventures with M...

  • Scrappy Little Nobody synopsis, comments

    Scrappy Little Nobody

    Anna Kendrick

    The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.Even before she mad...

  • Solutions and Other Problems synopsis, comments

    Solutions and Other Problems

    Allie Brosh

    INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor the first time in seven years, Allie Broshbeloved author and artist of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Halfre...

  • Bad Vibes Only synopsis, comments

    Bad Vibes Only

    Nora McInerny

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Askingcalled “a gift” by The New York Timesa raw and humorous essay collection in the spirit of Jenny Lawson a...

  • The Upside of Being Down synopsis, comments

    The Upside of Being Down

    Jen Gotch

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An entertaining, humorous, and inspirational memoir by the founder and chief creative officer of the multimilliondollar lifestyle brand ban.do, who “ha...

  • Fitter. Calmer. Stronger. synopsis, comments

    Fitter. Calmer. Stronger.

    Ellie Goulding

    Combining a mindful approach to exercise with delicious, nutritious recipes, global superstar Ellie Goulding will help you kickstart healthy habits, develop a positive mindset, and...

  • Something That May Shock and Discredit You synopsis, comments

    Something That May Shock and Discredit You

    Daniel M. Lavery

    “One of our smartest, most inventive humor writers, Ortberg combines bathos and the devotional into a revelation.” Jordy Rosenberg, The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York ...

  • Until He Comes synopsis, comments

    Until He Comes

    K. Dawn Goodwin

    A hilarious, irreverent, and touching account of one seriously Christian girl’s struggle to please any available savior. . . . K. Dawn Goodwin’s holy crusade to be the Lord’s sexie...

  • Group synopsis, comments

    Group

    Christie Tate

    A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an overachieving young lawyer who reluctantly a...

  • BFF synopsis, comments

    BFF

    Christie Tate

    “A love story about the miracle of friendship.” Maggie Smith “Fearless and unflinching.” Pittsburgh PostGazette From the author of Group, a New York Times bestseller and Reese’s...