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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 2020 novel Pretty Things is currently being adapted as a television series reported to include actress Nicole Kidman. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pretty Things - Janelle Brown - Author Biography - LitLovers". www.litlovers.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ Moon, Amy (January 30, 1998). "Webgrrls: Top 25 women on the Web". SFGATE. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Wood, Barbara. "A writer's journey: from local schools to the best-seller lists". www.almanacnews.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Maran, Meredith (July 28, 2017). "Q&A: Janelle Brown on taboos, motherhood and her novel 'Watch Me Disappear'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Audio Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Aug. 2, 2020 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Aug. 6, 2017 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ "How 'Pretty Things' author Janelle Brown wrote the novel behind Nicole Kidman's newest project". EW.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.


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