Jenny Lawson Author or How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay

Fri May 01 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Nowhere Bookshop | San Antonio

Nowhere Bookshop
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Jenny Lawson Author or How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay
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An evening with New York Times Bestselling author and Nowhere Bookshop proprietress Jenny Lawson!
About this Event


Save the date, May 1st, and join us at Nowhere Bookshop to celebrate Jenny Lawson's newest book How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself. Jenny is closing out her next tour at her home store, and we couldn't be more happy! RSVP to guarantee your seat!

About How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself:

Jenny Lawson is full of contradictions. She’s a celebrated author but battles self-doubt, paralysis, and anxiety. She’s an award-winning humorist but struggles with treatment-resistant depression. The questions people most often ask her are, “How do you do it? How do you keep going even when it feels impossible? How do you keep creating?” This book is her answer.
In How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay, Jenny shares more than one hundred humorous, heartfelt, and genuine tools and tricks that she relies on to keep her going even when her brain isn’t working properly due to depression, anxiety, and ADHD. She also offers tips to stay passionate and focused on creative endeavors, especially when everything around you is saying to give up.
With chapters like “Wash Your Brain More Than You Wash Your Bra” (sleep, you beautiful human), “Working on Easy Mode Is Still Working” (asking for accommodations is okay!), “Celebrate Good Times, Come On!” (make it a habit to celebrate the good things), and many more, How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay is a balm and companion, reminding us all that we are not alone. It’s for anyone who struggles with self-doubt, guilt, motivation, and mental blocks and wants to rekindle their passion for creating. Funny, simple, empathetic, and full of hope, it will encourage you not to just survive but to find and curate joy in the face of difficult times.


About Jenny Lawson:

Jenny Lawson (aka the Bloggess), is an award-winning humor writer and activist best known for her inspiring candor in sharing her struggle with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Her books Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, Furiously Happy, You Are Here, and Broken, are all New York Times bestsellers. She is the owner and proprietress of Nowhere Bookshop, a beloved independent bookstore and bar in San Antonio, Texas. She’s been writing her popular, award-winning blog (thebloggess.com) for over fifteen years and continues to write and speak openly about her struggles while celebrating her often hilarious victories. She currently lives in Texas with her husband, child, dog, and cats.



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Nowhere Bookshop, 5154 Broadway Street, San Antonio, United States

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