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⚫ {{short description|American journalist, author and blogger (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox person {{Infobox person
| name = Jennifer Lawson | name = Jennifer Lawson
| image = The Bloggess.jpg | image = The Bloggess.jpg
| caption = A self-portrait of Jenny Lawson | caption = A self-portrait of Jenny Lawson
| birth_date = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|29}}
| birth_place = | birth_place =
| ethnicity = ] | alma_mater = ]
| occupation = ], ] | occupation = ], ]ger
| spouse = Victor<ref name="aboutthebloggess">{{cite web |url=http://thebloggess.com/about/ |title=Who is the Bloggess? |author=Lawson, Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |accessdate=June 30, 2011}}</ref> | spouse = Victor<ref name="aboutthebloggess">{{cite web |url=http://thebloggess.com/about/ |title=Who is the Bloggess? |author=Lawson, Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |date=June 19, 2007 |access-date=June 30, 2011}}</ref>
| children = 1 daughter | children = Hailey
⚫ | years_active = 2006–present
| religion =
⚫ | years_active = 2006 – present
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'''Jennifer Lawson''' (born December 29, 1973<ref name="happybirthdaytoyouhereisyourpresentthecatisonthecapslockbuttonandwon'tmovei'mnotyellingatyou">{{cite web|url=http://thebloggess.com/2014/12/happy-birthday-to-you-here-is-your-present-the-cat-is-on-the-caps-lock-button-and-wont-move-im-not-yelling-at-you/ |title= HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HERE IS YOUR PRESENT. THE CAT IS ON THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON AND WON'T MOVE. I'M NOT YELLING AT YOU. |author=Lawson, Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref>) is an American ], ] and ]ger.
⚫ '''Jennifer Lawson''' is an ] ] and ]. She is the author of The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs, co-author of Good Mom/Bad Mom on the '']'' and a columnist for ]. She is best known for her irreverent writing style. She also used to write an advice column named "Ask The Bloggess" for The Personal News Network (PNN.com)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://socialtimes.com/pnn-com-launches-ask-the-bloggess_b49658|title=PNN.com Launches “Ask the Bloggess”|date=April 7, 2009|author=Chris Ariens|work=Social Times|accessdate=January 10, 2012}}</ref> until she quit because they stopped paying her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/11/strange-things-will-happen/ |title=Strange things will happen if you let them. |date=November 7, 2010 |last=Lawson |first=Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |accessdate=July 4, 2011}}</ref> She suffers from ],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/this-doesnt-really-fit-here-it-doesnt-really-fit-anywhere/|title= This doesn’t really fit here. It doesn’t really fit anywhere|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date= January 8, 2011|work= Good Mom/Bad Mom |accessdate=August 20, 2011}}</ref> ],<ref name="coming out">{{cite web |url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/coming-out/|title= Coming out|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date=January 24, 2011 |work= Good Mom/Bad Mom |accessdate=August 20, 2011}}</ref> ]<ref name="coming out"/> and an ].<ref name="coming out"/>


==Biography==
⚫ Her personal blog averages close to half a million page views a month.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} She was recognized by the ] as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nielsen-online.com/emc/powermoms/Power_Mom_Pack_05_09.ppt |title=Power Mom 50 – Nielson Online |accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref> and ] listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/23/100-best-womens-blogs-forbes-woman-time-websites.html |title=Top 100 Websites For Women |last1=Casserly |first1=Meghan |last2=Goudreau |first2=Jenna |work=Forbes |date=June 23, 2010 |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer,<ref name="2010 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2010.bloggi.es/ |title=Tenth Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year.<ref name="2011 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2011.bloggi.es/ |title=Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> In 2011 '']'' named her the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families in December 2010.<ref name="huffpogreatest">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/todays-huffpost-greatest-_n_803561.html |title=Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess |work=The Huffington Post |author=Lee, Amy |date=January 3, 2011 |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was also interviewed on ]'s '']'' during the fundraising campaign.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/Connect_with_Mark_Kelley/1305591601/ID=1706931599 |title=Charity matchmaker |work=CBC News |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
⚫ Lawson is from ] and is a graduate of ]. She is the author of The Bloggess website and formerly wrote the Ill Advised blog, co-authored Good Mom/Bad Mom on the ''],'' 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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://socialtimes.com/pnn-com-launches-ask-the-bloggess_b49658|title=PNN.com Launches "Ask the Bloggess"|date=April 7, 2009|author=Chris Ariens|work=Social Times|access-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> until she quit because they stopped paying her.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/11/strange-things-will-happen/ |title=Strange things will happen if you let them. |date=November 7, 2010 |last=Lawson |first=Jenny |work=TheBloggess.com |access-date=July 4, 2011}}</ref> She lives with ],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/this-doesnt-really-fit-here-it-doesnt-really-fit-anywhere/|title= This doesn't really fit here. It doesn't really fit anywhere|author= Lawson, Jennifer|date= January 8, 2011|work= Good Mom/Bad Mom|access-date= August 20, 2011|archive-date= October 18, 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111018134106/http://blog.chron.com/goodmombadmom/2011/01/this-doesnt-really-fit-here-it-doesnt-really-fit-anywhere/|url-status= dead}}</ref> ], ], ], and mild ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/01/452599535/ridiculous-fun-helps-a-blogger-see-through-depressions-darkness|title='Ridiculous Fun' Helps A Blogger See Through Depression's Darkness|publisher=NPR|last=Shallcross|first=Lynne|date=November 1, 2015|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>


⚫ Lawson was recognized by the ] as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nielsen-online.com/emc/powermoms/Power_Mom_Pack_05_09.ppt |title=Power Mom 50 – Nielson Online |access-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726052351/http://nielsen-online.com/emc/powermoms/Power_Mom_Pack_05_09.ppt |url-status=dead }}</ref> and '']'' listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/06/23/100-best-womens-blogs-forbes-woman-time-websites.html |title=Top 100 Websites For Women |last1=Casserly |first1=Meghan |last2=Goudreau |first2=Jenna |work=Forbes |date=June 23, 2010 |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer,<ref name="2010 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2010.bloggi.es/ |title=Tenth Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year.<ref name="2011 bloggies">{{cite web |url=http://2011.bloggi.es/ |title=Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> In 2011 '']'' named her the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families in December 2010.<ref name="huffpogreatest">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/03/todays-huffpost-greatest-_n_803561.html |title=Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess |work=The Huffington Post |author=Lee, Amy |date=January 3, 2011 |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> She was also interviewed on ]'s '']'' during the fundraising campaign.<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/Connect_with_Mark_Kelley/1305591601/ID=1706931599 |title=Charity matchmaker |work=CBC News |access-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>
Some of the more notable things Jennifer Lawson has done to date include starting a public feud with ] which was covered by ], starting a ] with ] to discourage bad PR pitches, holding a Zombie Apocalypse Drill at Ignite Evo '11, and hosting parties in public bathrooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=And then I staged a Zombie Apocalypse|url=http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/and-then-i-stage-a-live-zombie-apocalypse-in-utah/|accessdate=August 6, 2011}}</ref> She collects taxidermied animals including: a boar's head named ],<ref>{{cite web|title=For the love of James Garfield|url=http://thebloggess.com/2009/11/for-the-love-of-james-garfield/|accessdate=August 6, 2011}}</ref> a gambling squirrel named ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Random Ramblings|url=http://thebloggess.com/2010/04/random-ramblings-of-an-insomniac-boobquakes-dangerous-squirrels-things-we-already-knew-about-men/|accessdate=August 6, 2011}}</ref> a homicidal monkey named ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Would you like to buy a monkey?|url=http://thebloggess.com/2011/07/would-you-like-to-buy-a-monkey/|accessdate=August 6, 2011}}</ref> and Juanita the Weasel.


She has written a "mostly true" memoir entitled, "Let's Pretend This Never Happened", released on April 17, 2012 by Amy Einhorn Books.<ref name="bookdeal">{{cite web |url=http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2010/05/28/the-bloggess-gets-a-book-deal/ |title=The Bloggess gets a book deal |date=May 28, 2010 |work=BookPage |accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebloggess.com/lets-pretend-this-never-happened-a-mostly-true-memoir/ |title=Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)}}</ref> Lawson's ] called ''Let's Pretend This Never Happened'' was released on April 17, 2012, by Amy Einhorn Books.<ref name="bookdeal">{{cite web |url=http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2010/05/28/the-bloggess-gets-a-book-deal/ |title=The Bloggess gets a book deal |date=May 28, 2010 |work=BookPage |access-date=June 28, 2011 |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809104346/http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2010/05/28/the-bloggess-gets-a-book-deal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebloggess.com/lets-pretend-this-never-happened-a-mostly-true-memoir/ |title=Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)}}</ref> On May 6, 2012, it was the number one '']'' bestseller. The book named Best Humor book in the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Humor!|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-humor-books-2012|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Goodreads}}</ref>

Her second book, '']'', was released on September 22, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebloggess.com/furiously-happy|title=Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things|work=TheBloggess.com|date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=April 11, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/07/03/e-book-nonfiction/|title=E-Book Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - July 3, 2016 - The New York Times|work=The New York Times |publisher=|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> The audiobook of ''Furiously Happy'', narrated by Lawson, won an Audie Award for best humor audiobook in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US)|url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2016-winners-circle|access-date=2021-11-15|website=www.audiopub.org|archive-date=June 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623223709/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2016-winners-circle|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Lawson's third book, ''YOU ARE HERE: An Owner's Manual For Dangerous Minds'', was released in March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebloggess.com/you-are-here-2/|title=YOU ARE HERE - The Bloggess|website=thebloggess.com|date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/advice-how-to-and-miscellaneous/|title=Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - The New York Times|work=The New York Times |publisher=|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-19|title=BROKEN (in the best possible way)|url=https://thebloggess.com/2020/08/19/broken-in-the-best-possible-way/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=The Bloggess|language=en-US}}</ref> It debuted in the number 3 spot of the New York Times bestseller list on April 25, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2021/04/25/hardcover-nonfiction/|title=Hardcover Nonfiction - Best Sellers - The New York Times|work=The New York Times |publisher=|access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref> ''Broken'' was awarded Best Humor Book of the Year in the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Humor!|url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-humor-books-2021|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Goodreads}}</ref>

In 2019 Lawson opened an independent bookstore and bar, Nowhere Bookshop, in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/the-rise-and-occasional-dips-into-despair-of-jenny-lawson/ | title=The Rise (And Occasional Dips into Despair!) of Jenny Lawson | date=April 13, 2021 }}</ref> It was given the 2023 readers' choice award for Best Bookstore in San Antonio by San Antonio Magazine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sanantoniomag.com/best-of-the-city-2023-shopping/ | title=Best of the City 2023: Shopping | date=February 28, 2023 }}</ref>


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American journalist, author and blogger (born 1973)
Jennifer Lawson
A self-portrait of Jenny Lawson
Born (1973-12-29) December 29, 1973 (age 51)
Alma materAngelo State University
Occupation(s)Journalist, blogger
Years active2006–present
SpouseVictor
ChildrenHailey

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

  1. Lawson, Jenny (June 19, 2007). "Who is the Bloggess?". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  2. Lawson, Jenny. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HERE IS YOUR PRESENT. THE CAT IS ON THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON AND WON'T MOVE. I'M NOT YELLING AT YOU". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. Chris Ariens (April 7, 2009). "PNN.com Launches "Ask the Bloggess"". Social Times. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  4. Lawson, Jenny (November 7, 2010). "Strange things will happen if you let them". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  5. Lawson, Jennifer (January 8, 2011). "This doesn't really fit here. It doesn't really fit anywhere". Good Mom/Bad Mom. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  6. Shallcross, Lynne (November 1, 2015). "'Ridiculous Fun' Helps A Blogger See Through Depression's Darkness". NPR. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. "Power Mom 50 – Nielson Online". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  8. Casserly, Meghan; Goudreau, Jenna (June 23, 2010). "Top 100 Websites For Women". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  9. "Tenth Annual Weblog Awards". The Bloggies. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  10. "Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards". The Bloggies. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  11. Lee, Amy (January 3, 2011). "Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  12. "Charity matchmaker". CBC News. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  13. "The Bloggess gets a book deal". BookPage. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  14. "Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)".
  15. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Humor!". Goodreads. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  16. "Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things". TheBloggess.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  17. "E-Book Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - July 3, 2016 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  18. "2016 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US)". www.audiopub.org. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  19. "YOU ARE HERE - The Bloggess". thebloggess.com. September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  20. "Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous Books - Best Sellers - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  21. "BROKEN (in the best possible way)". The Bloggess. August 19, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  22. "Hardcover Nonfiction - Best Sellers - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  23. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Humor!". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  24. "The Rise (And Occasional Dips into Despair!) of Jenny Lawson". April 13, 2021.
  25. "Best of the City 2023: Shopping". February 28, 2023.

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