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| 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> | 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> | ||
| 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 an ] called '']'', 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> which was, on May 6th, 2012, the number 1 ] bestseller. | She has written an ] called '']'', 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> which was, on May 6th, 2012, the number 1 ] bestseller. | ||
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| Jennifer Lawson | |
|---|---|
 A self-portrait of Jenny Lawson | |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, blogger |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
| Spouse | Victor |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Jennifer Lawson is an American journalist and blogger from Wall, Texas. She is the author of The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs, co-author of Good Mom/Bad Mom on the Houston Chronicle and a columnist for SexIs magazine. 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) until she quit because they stopped paying her. She suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, OCD, depression and an anxiety disorder.
Her personal blog averages close to half a million page views a month. She 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.
She has written an autobiography called Let's Pretend This Never Happened, released on April 17, 2012 by Amy Einhorn Books which was, on May 6th, 2012, the number 1 New York Times bestseller.
References
- Lawson, Jenny. "Who is the Bloggess?". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- Chris Ariens (April 7, 2009). "PNN.com Launches "Ask the Bloggess"". Social Times. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- Lawson, Jenny (November 7, 2010). "Strange things will happen if you let them". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- Lawson, Jennifer (January 8, 2011). "This doesn't really fit here. It doesn't really fit anywhere". Good Mom/Bad Mom. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ Lawson, Jennifer (January 24, 2011). "Coming out". Good Mom/Bad Mom. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- "Power Mom 50 – Nielson Online". Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- Casserly, Meghan; Goudreau, Jenna (June 23, 2010). "Top 100 Websites For Women". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Tenth Annual Weblog Awards". The Bloggies. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards". The Bloggies. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- Lee, Amy (January 3, 2011). "Today's HuffPost Greatest Person: Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Charity matchmaker". CBC News. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "The Bloggess gets a book deal". BookPage. May 28, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- "Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)".
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