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Jillian Lauren
New York Times-Bestselling Author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem
Author and performer Jillian Lauren grew up in suburban New Jersey and fled across the water to New York City. She attended New York University for three minutes but promptly dropped out to work with Richard Foreman’s Ontological Hysteric Theater and with The Wooster Group, among others.
Her New York Times-bestselling memoir, Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, was published by Plume in April 2010.
Her novel, Pretty, is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2011.
Jillian has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Flaunt magazine, Opium Magazine, Society, Pale House: A Collective, and in the anthology My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories, among others.
She has read at spoken word events across the country and has been interviewed on such television programs as The View and Good Morning America. She has recently worked with directors as diverse as Steve Balderson, Lynn Breedlove, and Margaret Cho.
Jillian is married to musician Scott Shriner. They live in Los Angeles with their son.
Learn more about this speakerPress Links
"Finding Marriage Without Losing a Self"
The New York Times
"Been There. Done What?!"
LA Weekly
"Dating a prince"
Oprah Radio's The Dr. Laura Berman Show
"Some Girls: Former harem girl for a prince tells all"
Miami Herald
"My Life in a Harem"
Marie Claire
Featured Book
Pretty
"Jillian Lauren writes with stunning, furious authenticity about self- destruction and the bitter road toward redemption. Pretty will knock the breath right out of you."
—Janelle Brown, author of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
Speaking Topics
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Life Inside the Harem
Jillian describes her day-to-day life inside the walls of the Harem, and the dynamics of her relationship with Prince Jefri - Learning About Life and Humanity from Experiences As a Sex Worker
- Myths About Women In the Sex Industry
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Effects of a Difficult Home Life
How Jillian’s childhood experiences set the course for self-image issues and her subsequent extreme life choices -
Adoption’s Influence on Jillian’s Life Course
Jillian’s thoughts on adoption, as both an adoptee and the mother of an internationally adopted son - Jillian’s Path to Self-Acceptance and Recovery After Years of Self-Destructive Behavior
- What Jillian Hopes Readers, Particularly Women, Will Take Away From Her Story
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