Jenny Lawson
{{short description|American journalist, author and blogger (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jennifer Lawson
| image = The Bloggess.jpg
| caption = A self-portrait of Jenny Lawson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|12|29}}
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = Angelo State University
| occupation = Journalist, blogger
| children = Hailey
| years_active = 2006–present
}}
Jennifer Lawson (born December 29, 1973{{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}}) 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){{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}} until she quit because they stopped paying her.{{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}} She lives with rheumatoid arthritis,{{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}} depression, anxiety, avoidant personality disorder, and mild obsessive-compulsive disorder.{{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}}
Lawson was recognized by the Nielsen ratings as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers{{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 }} and Forbes listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.{{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}} She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer,{{cite web |url=http://2010.bloggi.es/ |title=Tenth Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |access-date=June 28, 2011}} and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://2011.bloggi.es/ |title=Eleventh Annual Weblog Awards |work=The Bloggies |access-date=June 28, 2011}} 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.{{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}} She was also interviewed on CBC News Network's Connect with Mark Kelley during the fundraising campaign.{{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}}
Lawson's autobiography called Let's Pretend This Never Happened was released on April 17, 2012, by Amy Einhorn Books.{{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 }}{{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)}} 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.{{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}}
Her second book, Furiously Happy, was released on September 22, 2015.{{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}} 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.{{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}} The audiobook of Furiously Happy, narrated by Lawson, won an Audie Award for best humor audiobook in 2016.{{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}}
Lawson's third book, YOU ARE HERE: An Owner's Manual For Dangerous Minds, was released in March 2017.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
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.{{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}} It debuted in the number 3 spot of the New York Times bestseller list on April 25, 2021.{{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}} Broken was awarded Best Humor Book of the Year in the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.{{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}}
In 2019 Lawson opened an independent bookstore and bar, Nowhere Bookshop, in San Antonio, Texas.{{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 }} It was given the 2023 readers' choice award for Best Bookstore in San Antonio by San Antonio Magazine.{{cite web | url=https://www.sanantoniomag.com/best-of-the-city-2023-shopping/ | title=Best of the City 2023: Shopping | date=February 28, 2023 }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://thebloggess.com/}}
- [http://blogs.chron.com/goodmombadmom/ Good Mom / Bad Mom] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429074614/http://blogs.chron.com/goodmombadmom/ |date=April 29, 2011 }}
- [http://www.edenfantasys.com/contributors/the-bloggess/ The Bloggess on SexIs]
- [http://victoriamixon.com/2012/04/30/lets-pretend-what-never-happenedthe-bloggess-interview/ Interview with Victoria Mixon]
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