Jason Mulgrew

Last updated April 11, 2019

Jason Mulgrew (born July 17, 1979) is the New York Times bestselling author of Everything Is Wrong with Me and 236 Pounds of Class Vice President and retired blogger. His popular blog titled "Everything Is Wrong With Me" has received over 200 million hits since its inception. According to People magazine, he was one of the 50 Hottest Bachelors of 2005.

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Mulgrew is a 1997 graduate of Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and a 2001 graduate of Boston College. A Philadelphia native, Mulgrew lived in Manhattan for approximately seven years, then moved to Los Angeles in June 2008. He moved back to New York City in 2009 and now lives in Philadelphia.

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. The university's name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Dorchester. It is a member of the 568 Group and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Its main campus is a historic district and features some of the earliest examples of collegiate gothic architecture in North America.

Everything is Wrong with Me (Memoir)

Mulgrew's memoir was slated to be released by DK Publishing in the spring of 2007. However, in an interview on Glamour.com in November 2008, it was noted that his book would be published by HarperCollins.^[2]Everything is Wrong with Me: A Memoir of an American Childhood Gone, Well, Wrong was released on March 2, 2010, and entered the New York Times bestseller list on August 26, 2012.^[3]

A memoir is a collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's life. The assertions made in the work are understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography since the late 20th century, the genre is differentiated in form, presenting a narrowed focus. A biography or autobiography tells the story "of a life", while a memoir often tells a story "from a life", such as touchstone events and turning points from the author's life. The author of a memoir may be referred to as a memoirist or a memorialist.

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236 Pounds of Class Vice President (Memoir)

In December 2010, Mulgrew announced that he would be writing a second book to be published by Harper Perennial. 236 Pounds of Class Vice President: A Memoir of Teenage Insecurity, Obesity, and Virginity which focuses on the author's high school years was released on February 2013. The book was released in February 2013.

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References

↑ "TV arm ramping up development: DreamWorks Television offers full slate". Variety. Sep 20, 2005.
↑ Shapouri, Beth (November 11, 2008). "Blogging Babes (Dude Edition): Jason Mulgrew Takes on What Makeup And Hair Looks Guys Like". Glamour.com.
↑ "E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times Book Review. August 26, 2012.

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[1] "TV arm ramping up development: DreamWorks Television offers full slate". Variety. Sep 20, 2005.

[2] Shapouri, Beth (November 11, 2008). "Blogging Babes (Dude Edition): Jason Mulgrew Takes on What Makeup And Hair Looks Guys Like". Glamour.com.

[3] "E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times Book Review. August 26, 2012.