Jen Lancaster is my best friend, although she may not know it.

In her newest memoir, My Fair Lazy, Jen encounters her idol, Candace Bushnell of Sex and the City fame, at an author event. As Jen begins her characteristic gushing, Bushnell mentions her recent infatuation with the writing of Baudelaire. And Jen feels like ...an idiot because she doesn't even know who Baudelaire is.

Thus begins the great Jenaissance, a quest for culture beyond reality TV. She takes wine classes and cooking classes, attends experimental dance productions, and even becomes something of a theatre expert.

And, naturally, hilarious hijinx ensue. :)

I have loved all of Lancaster's books, and this one was a particular treat. I was not so much a fan of Pretty in Plaid, the memoir preceding My Fair Lazy, as it was more of a retrospective of Lancaster's youth. But this book ranks right up there with Bitter is the New Black, Bright Lights, Big Ass, and Such a Pretty Fat in terms of page-turning, laugh-out-loud fun! And, as an added bonus, this book has a more tender heart to it.

I love, love, love Jen Lancaster. I cannot wait until her next book, which, I believe, is her first novel!!!