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Janelle Brown (born September 12, 1973) [1] is an American novelist.

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From 1995 to 1998, she worked at Wired , helping launch Wired News, and was named one of the Top 25 Women on the Web. [2] From 1998 to 2002, Brown worked as a senior writer at Salon.com , writing about technology and culture. [3] She was also the co-founder of Maxi, an early online feminist zine. [4]

Five of her novels have made the New York Times bestseller list. [5] [6] Her novel Pretty Things is currently being adapted as a television series reported to include actress Nicole Kidman. [7]

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