Jenna McCarthy

Not to be confused with Jenny McCarthy.

Jenna McCarthy
Born	Jenna McCarthy Golden's Bridge, New York
Occupation	Writer
Notable works	Everything's relative If it was easy, they'd call the whole damn thing a honeymoon Lola's rules for friendship

Jenna McCarthy is an American author. ^[1] She has written comedic books for children and adults. ^[2] Her TEDx Talk "What You Don't Know About Marriage" got over 4 million views on TED. ^[3]

Books

• McCarthy, Jenna (2008). The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties . Santa Barbara, CA: Bella Luna Press. ISBN   978-0-9799135-6-3. ^[4]
• McCarthy, Jenna (2009). Cheers to the New Mom!/Cheers to the New Dad! Tips and Tricks to Help You Ace the First Months of Parenthood. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-558-0. ^[5]
• McCarthy, Jenna (2010). Big Rigs for Moms: A Crash Course in Sons for New Mothers . Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-622-8.
• McCarthy, Jenna (2010). Tea Parties for Dads: A Crash Course in Daughters for New Fathers. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-57061-623-5. ^[6]
• McCarthy, Jenna (2011). If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living with and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married. East Rutherford: Penguin. ISBN   978-1-101-54500-3. ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• Evans, Carolyn; McCarthy, Jenna (2014). Maggie Malone and the Mostly Magical Boots. Naperville: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN   978-1-4022-9308-5. ^[10]
• McCarthy, Jenna (2014). I've Still Got It...I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Awkwardly True Tales from the Far Side of Forty. East Rutherford: Penguin. ISBN   978-0-698-14586-3.
• McCarthy, Jenna (2015). Pretty Much Screwed. East Rutherford: Penguin. ISBN   978-0-425-28068-3.
• McCarthy, Jenna (2016). Lola Knows a Lot. Balzer + Bray. ISBN   978-0-06-225017-9. ^[11]
• McCarthy, Jenna (2017). Poppy Louise is Not Afraid of Anything. Random House Books for Young Readers. ISBN   978-0-385-39087-3. ^[12]

References

1. Jenna McCarthy. "My Name is Jenna, and I Am the High Priestess of Radical Common Sense, Prophetic Opinions, and Occasionally Outrageous Shenanigans". Jenna's Side. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
2. "Jenna McCarthy". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.^{[ dead link ‍]}
3. "TED Talk : What you don't know about marriage". TED Talk. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
4. Fitzgerald, Toni (February 28, 2009). "Who am I and where did my coolness go?". The Sentinel – via newspapers.com.
5. Donahue, Dick; Martinez, Juan (January 26, 2009). "Spring 2009 Hardcovers: Child Care & Parenting". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 256, no. 4. ProQuest   197103377.
6. "About Jenna McCarthy". www.jennamccarthy.com. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
7. Bancroft, Colette (October 23, 2011). "MEAN GIRLS: Three new books focus on women whom, for various reasons, you don't want to mess with". St. Petersburg Times . p. L7. ProQuest   900251525.
8. "Nonfiction Reviews | Reviews by Staff | If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 258, no. 34. August 22, 2011. ProQuest   885166390.
9. "If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon by Jenna McCarthy | Uneven but candid account of how the grass is not always greener in someone else's marriage". Kirkus Reviews . October 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
10. Atkinson, Amy (Jul–Aug 2014). "Maggie Malone and the Mostly Magical Boots". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . 67 (11). Baltimore: 585–586. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0586. ProQuest   1542751755.
11. "Reviews by Staff | Lola Knows a Lot, Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, Jenna McCarthy, Sara Palacios, Sara Palacios, 17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-225017-9". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 263, no. 13. March 28, 2016. ProQuest   1777265840.
12. McBroom, Kathleen (February 15, 2017). "Poppy Louise Is Not Afraid of Anything". The Booklist . 113 (12). Chicago: 83–84. ProQuest   1870234039.

External links

• Official website
• Jenna McCarthy at Goodreads
• Jenna McCarthy at British National Bibliography
• Jenna McCarthy speaker profile at TED