Jen Lancaster

Visiting Barnes & Noble Tribeca for "Tao of Martha" book signing, June 4, 2013.

Jennifer ("Jen") Lancaster (born November 5, 1967) is an American author whose titles have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. As of August 2015, she has twelve published books:

Bitter is the New Black; memoir: release 2006

Bright Lights, Big Ass; memoir: release 2007

Such a Pretty Fat; memoir: release 2008

Pretty in Plaid; memoir: release 2010

My Fair Lazy; memoir: release 2010

If you were Here; fiction: release 2011

Here I go Again; fiction: release 2012

Jeneration X; memoir: release 2013

The Tao of Martha; memoir: release 2014

Twisted Sisters; fiction: release 2014

I Regret Nothing; memoir: release 2015

The Best of Enemies; fiction: release 2015

Lancaster was an associate vice president for a technology company prior to being laid off after 9/11. Being laid off, and her adaptation thereto, became the subject matter for her blog and, later, her books.

Lancaster was raised in Indiana and now resides in Chicago, Illinois with her husband, Fletch, and their many pets. She is an alumna of Purdue University. She is known for her humor and rampant narcissism which is mentioned in her books.

External links

• Jennsylvania: Author's Blog