Just A Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat Books in Order

Three original essays combine Jen Mann's childhood memories with observations about family and social behavior. The first volume considers an early personal rivalry, becoming a woman, and the frustrations of watching other people's children ignore practical parental advice.

Jen Mann's second short collection offers three original essays about personal experiences and family life. A New York adventure, marital candor, and raising children provide occasions for the blunt humor and social observations associated with her longer books.

Three original essays in Jen Mann's third collection explore unwelcome digital behavior, childhood expectations, and missed opportunities for friendship between mothers. Personal memories and present-day frustrations combine in short pieces shaped by her direct, irreverent humor.

Jen Mann's fourth short essay collection turns a hazardous birthday dinner, neighborhood lawn rules, and a child's changing habits into comic material. Domestic experiences and everyday expectations reveal the absurdities that fuel her unfiltered observations about family life.

Three original essays in this fifth volume address dieting, the difficulties of relationships, and an unexpected experience with hand modeling. Jen Mann draws on personal history and everyday irritation to find humor in disappointments and social expectations.

Jen Mann's sixth short collection presents original essays about extended family, childbirth, and an encounter that tests her patience. Her candid approach connects private memories with the outrageous thoughts and frustrations usually left out of polite conversation.