Brenda Janowitz | |
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Born | Long Island, U.S. | June 22, 1973
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | |
Period | 2007–present |
Subject | Fiction |
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Brenda Janowitz (born June 22, 1973) is an American writer and attorney.
Janowitz was born in the state of New York on June 22, 1973. [1] She is Jewish. [2] She grew up on the South Shore of Long Island; she later used it as the setting for some of her novels. [3]
Janowitz graduated from Cornell University in 1995. She attended law school at Hofstra University. She worked as an attorney for years. [1]
One of Janowitz's favorite books is The Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman. [4]
She has written articles for The New York Times , [5] [6] Publishers Weekly [7] [8] , The New York Post, [9] Maria Shriver Sunday Paper, [10] The Washington Post , [11] [12] [13] The Sunday Times , [14] Redbook , [15] Salon , [16] Bustle , [17] [18] Popsugar , [19] and Writer's Digest . [20] [21] [22]
In addition to her earlier works such as The Lonely Hearts Club and The Dinner Party, Janowitz has written three novels inspired by stars and films of Hollywood's golden age: The Grace Kelly Dress , The Liz Taylor Ring , and The Audrey Hepburn Estate . Kirkus Reviews called The Liz Taylor Ring "a fun, flirty, well-paced sibling-inheritance story" and called the author's note in The Audrey Hepburn Estate "fascinating". [23] [24]
The Audrey Hepburn Estate" by Brenda Janowitz has been selected as the next read for the CBS New York Book Club with Mary Calvi. [25]