“An Evening with Jenny Lawson,” March 30

Wednesday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Presented by the Moline Public Library

With her 2021 book Broken (in the Best Possible Way) debuting at the number-three spot on the New York Times Bestseller list, lauded author Jenny Lawson participates in a virtual March 30 program hosted by the Moline Public Library, the critically acclaimed writer's most recent publication also named Best Humor Book of the Year at the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.

A 48-year-old author, journalist, and blogger from Wall, Texas, Lawson is the creator of The Bloggess Web site and formerly wrote the Ill Advised blog, co-authored Good Mom/Bad Mom for the Houston Chronicle, and was a columnist for SexIs magazine. Well-known for her irreverent writing style, she was recognized by the Nielsen ratings as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers, while Forbes listed TheBloggess.com as one of the magazine's Top 100 Websites for Women. Lawson was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer, as well as a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer, and Weblog of the Year. In 2011, the Huffington Post also named Lawson the "Greatest Person of the Day" for her work in raising money for struggling families the previous December.

Among her literary credits, Lawson wrote the autobiography Let's Pretend This Never Happened, which, on May 6 of 2012, became a number-one New York Times bestseller, and was later named Best Humor book at the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. Her second book Furiously Happy, released in September of 2015, is a humorous look at Lawson's experience with depression and anxiety disorder, and debuted in the number-three spot on the New York Times Bestseller list that October. It reached number one the following July, with the audiobook version of Furiously Happy, narrated by Lawson, winning an Audie Award for Best Humor Audiobook in 2016. Prior to the publication of Broken (in the Best Possible Way), Lawson's third book YOU ARE HERE: An Owner's Manual for Dangerous Minds – an adult coloring/advice book written and illustrated by the author – debuted in the number-two spot of the New York Times Bestseller list in March of 2017.

With R. Eric Thomas joining the author for her virtual conversation, An Evening with Jenny Lawson will be presented by the Moline Public Library on March 30, participation in the 7 p.m. event is free, and more information is available by calling (309)524-2470 and visiting MolineLibrary.com.