Jennifer ("Jen") Lancaster (born November 5, 1967) is an American author whose titles have appeared on

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. Lancaster was an associate vice president for a technology company prior to being laid off after

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. Being laid off, and her adaptation to being unemployed, became the subject matter for her blog and, later, her books. Lancaster was raised in Indiana and now resides in

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with her husband, Fletch, and their many pets. She is an alumna of

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. She is known for her humor and rampant

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which is mentioned in her books.

Publications

* ''Bitter is the New Black''; memoir: released 2006 * ''Bright Lights, Big Ass''; memoir: released 2007 * ''Such a Pretty Fat''; memoir: released 2008 * ''Pretty in Plaid''; memoir: released 2010 * ''My Fair Lazy''; memoir: released 2010 * ''If You Were Here''; fiction: released 2011 * ''Here I Go Again''; fiction: released 2012 * ''Jeneration X''; memoir: released 2013 * ''The Tao of Martha''; memoir: released 2014 * ''Twisted Sisters''; fiction: released 2014 * ''I Regret Nothing''; memoir: released 2015 * ''The Best of Enemies''; fiction: released 2015 * ''By the Numbers''; fiction: released 2016 * ''The Gatekeepers''; fiction: released 2017 * ''Stories I'd Tell in Bars''; memoir: released 2017 * ''Welcome to the United States of Anxiety''; memoir released 2020

References

External links

Jennsylvania: Author's Blog
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