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ⓘ About Jen Mann
Jen Mann is an author and blogger that is best known for her hysterical and wildly popular blog “People I Want to Punch in the Throat.” According to reports, the blog has been viewed more than 40 million times, and Mann has at some point been called Erma Bombek with f-bombs. Over the years, she has come to be known for her funny observations and hilarious rants on anything and everything. She would later pen several other hilarious works based on her observations and insights that would just be as successful as her debut. Jen Mann is the publisher and mastermind behind “I Just Want to Pee Alone Series,” which would also become a New York Times bestseller.
All Book Series by Jen Mann
Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 1
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2015
Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 2
Book 2 of 6 · published 2015
Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 3
Book 3 of 6 · published 2015
Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 4
Book 4 of 6 · published 2015
Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 5
Book 5 of 6 · published 2016
Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Volume 6
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2017
Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2012
Traveling with People I Want to Punch in the Throat
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020
Midlife Bites: Anyone Else Falling Apart, Or Is It Just Me?
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2022
I Just Want to Hang Out With You
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2020
I Just Want to Hang Out With You
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jen Mann?
Jen Mann is an author and blogger that is best known for her hysterical and wildly popular blog “People I Want to Punch in the Throat.” According to reports, the blog has been viewed more than 40 million times, and Mann has at some point been called Erma Bombek with f-bombs. Over the years, she has come to be known for her funny observations and hilarious rants on anything and everything. She would later pen several other hilarious works based on her observations and insights that would just be as successful as her debut.
Which Jen Mann series should I start with?
The best place to start is the People I Want to Punch in the Throat series, the earliest of Jen Mann's multi-book series: it opens with Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat (2012) and runs to 4 books across 2012–2020, ending with Traveling with People I Want to Punch in the Throat (2020). Jen Mann's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jen Mann written?
Jen Mann has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2022. 17 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the IJWTBA series with 7 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jen Mann's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jen Mann's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are People I Want to Punch in the Throat (2012–2020, 4 books), IJWTBA (2013–2020, 7 books) and Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat (2015–2017, 6 books).
How are Jen Mann's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jen Mann's 22 books into 3 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: IJWTBA (7 books, 2013–2020); Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat (6 books, 2015–2017); People I Want to Punch in the Throat (4 books, 2012–2020).