Lawson was recognized by the Nielsen ratings as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Mom Bloggers[7] and Forbes listed thebloggess.com as one of their Top 100 Websites for Women.[8] She was a finalist in the 2010 Weblog awards for Best Writing and Most Humorous Writer,[9] and a finalist in the 2011 Weblog awards for Best Writing, Most Humorous Writer and Weblog of the Year.[10] 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.[11] She was also interviewed on CBC News Network's Connect with Mark Kelley during the fundraising campaign.[12]
Lawson's autobiography called Let's Pretend This Never Happened was released on April 17, 2012, by Amy Einhorn Books.[13][14] 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.[15]
Her second book, Furiously Happy, was released on September 22, 2015.[16] 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.[17] The audiobook of Furiously Happy, narrated by Lawson, won an Audie Award for best humor audiobook in 2016.[18]
Lawson's third book, YOU ARE HERE: An Owner's Manual For Dangerous Minds, was released in March 2017.[19] 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.[20]
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.[21] It debuted in the number 3 spot of the New York Times bestseller list on April 25, 2021.[22]Broken was awarded Best Humor Book of the Year in the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.[23]
In 2019 Lawson opened an independent bookstore and bar, Nowhere Bookshop, in San Antonio, Texas.[24] It was given the 2023 readers' choice award for Best Bookstore in San Antonio by San Antonio Magazine.[25]
References
^Lawson, Jenny (June 19, 2007). "Who is the Bloggess?". TheBloggess.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.