Louise Rennison

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Louise Rennison (born in Leeds) is an English author and comedienne.

She is the author of the best-selling books Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series for teenage girls. This series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang. Her first novel, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is being adapted for film.

Her one-woman live show Stevie Wonder Felt my Face won awards in the 1980s^[1]. Her other shows are Bob Marley's Gardener Sold My Friend and Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head.

She is a major contributor of comedy scripts^{[citation needed]}, and also works for BBC Radio 4.

Rennison lives in Brighton, which she describes as "The San Francisco of the South Coast" ^[2]. She was born and brought up in Leeds, in a three-bedroomed council house with her mum, dad, grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousin^[3]. When she was 15, her family moved to Wairakei, New Zealand^[4]. She attended Brighton University

[edit] The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (in order):

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
It's OK, I'm wearing really big knickers (UK title)/ On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (US title)
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
Dancing In My Nuddy Pants
...And that's when it fell off in my hand (UK title)/ Away Laughing on a Fast Camel (US title)
...Then He Ate my Boy Entrancers
...Startled by His Furry Shorts
Let the Snog Fest Begin!: Georgia Nicolson's Guide to Life and Luuurve - released as part of World Book Day
Luuurve Is a Many Trousered Thing - released July 2007
Georgia Nicolson's Little Pink Book - released February 2008
Stop In The Name of Pants (UK and US title) - released July 2008