Jenny Lawson is a funny writer, but that label doesn’t tell the whole story. In her three books, her "parenthetical ramblings" are hilarious glimpses into her razor sharp wit that keep you laughing long after you put the book down. At the same time, Jenny Lawson deals with deep depression that has her also writing about her struggles - sometimes just to stay alive. She writes of the “monster” that at times takes over her mind. That mind works in wonderous ways - not always helpful to her own well being - but wonderous just the same. Our bookstore this week? Well that’s Jenny Lawson’s too. We talk to Elizabeth Jordon, the general manager of Jenny Lawson’s bookstore, Nowhere Bookshop in San Antonio.
Books mentioned in the podcast:
Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Twice 22 by Ray Bradbury
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky
Florida Woman by Deb Rogers
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
There, There by Tommy Orange
A Visitation of Spirits by Randall Kenan
Stories From the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
The Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine