Jillian Lauren
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Jillian Lauren at the 2011 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born |
30 August 1973 Livingston, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2001–present |
| Genre | tragicomedy, fiction, memoir |
| Notable works | Some Girls: My Life in a Harem and 'Pretty |
| Spouse | Scott Shriner (m. 2005–present) |
| Children | 1 son (b. 2009) (adopted) |
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Jillian Lauren (born August 30, 1973) is an American writer, performer and former escort.
Writing
Jillian Lauren is the author of the New York Times bestselling [1] memoir, "Some Girls: My Life in a Harem", and the 2011 novel "Pretty", both published by Plume/Penguin. "Some Girls" has since been translated into eighteen different languages, and is currently being adapted into a feature film. Her new memoir "Everything You Ever Wanted" will be released in May 2015.
Lauren has an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University. Her writing has appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Magazine, Flaunt Magazine, The Rumpus, and Salon, among others. Her work has also been widely anthologized, including The Moth Anthology and True Tales of Lust and Love. She has given a TEDx Talk on adoption and presented stories at the Upright Citizens Brigade.
Jillian is a regular storyteller with The Moth and has performed at numerous spoken word and storytelling events across the country. She has been interviewed on such television programs as The View, Good Morning America and Howard Stern. She regularly blogs at MSNBC TODAY Moms, The Huffington Post.
Personal life
Lauren grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and later moved to New York City where she briefly studied acting at New York University.[2] She started strip dancing in New York at the age of 17, then became an escort, eventually being selected to join the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei[3] for several years.
Lauren is married to Weezer bassist Scott Shriner. They live in Los Angeles and adopted a boy from Ethiopia on January 23, 2009.[4]
References
- ↑ "The New York Times Bestseller List". The New York Times (New York). 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Susannah Cahalan (27 December 2009). "My nights at the harem". New York Post.
- ↑ Daugherty, Sandra (29 February 2012). "Episode 30: Harem Hottie". Sex Nerd Sandra podcast. Nerdist Industries.
- ↑ "About Jillian Lauren". Penguin. 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.