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Lisa M. Mattson

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Born

in Girard, Kansas, The United States

Website

http://www.lisamattsonwine.com

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lisamattsonwine

Genre

Memoir, Humor and Comedy, Romance

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August 2013

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With a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s in heartache, Lisa Mattson’s fate to write about bad romances was sealed in elementary school when a snowball fight with her first boyfriend landed him in the hospital. He dumped her the following day.

Raised in rural Kansas, Mattson’s childhood was filled with cheap beer and fried chicken—an ideal foundation for a career promoting prestige wineries. Many nights spent raccoon hunting also prepared Mattson for her first journalism job writing obituaries for a daily newspaper. She escaped to Florida during college, where she chased boys and caught rays while waiting tables. Not long after taking her first wine class at Florida International University, Mattson was sipping Malbecs and ed ...more

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Average rating: 3.47 · 72 ratings · 17 reviews · 5 distinct works

	The Exes in My Ipod: A Playlist of the Men Who Rocked Me to Wine Country 3.47 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exes in My Glass: How I Refined My Taste in Men & Alcohol 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exes in My iPod: John 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Exes in My Glass Book Chat Event in New York

While in New York for Wine & Spirits Top of the List event, I hosted a book chat wine tasting with my friend Michelle Gotthelf, metro editor for the New York Post. Nearly 40 guests turned out to hear us talk men, wine, heartache, careers and more.

Sadly, I made the mistake of not asking anyone to take photos with my camera. But my friend, Janet O’Grady, co-founder and former editor of Aspen magazin

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