Brenda Janowitz

Brenda Janowitz (born June 22, 1973) is an American writer and attorney.

Biography

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]

Selected works

• Recipe for a Happy Life. St. Martin's Press, 2013.^[26]
• The Lonely Hearts Club. Polis Books, 2014.^[27]
• The Dinner Party. St. Martin's Griffin, 2016.^[28][29][30]
• The Grace Kelly Dress. Graydon House, 2020.^{[31][32][33][34][35][36]}
• The Liz Taylor Ring. Graydon House, 2022.^{[23][37][38][3]}
• The Audrey Hepburn Estate. St. Martin's Griffin, 2023.^[24][39][40]

Brooke Miller series

• Scot on The Rocks: How I Survived My Ex-Boyfriend's Wedding with My Dignity Ever-So Slightly Intact.
  Red Dress Ink, 2007.^[41]
• Jack with a Twist: Engaging Your Adversary and Other Things They Don't Teach You in Law School. Red Dress Ink, 2008.[42]
• Hollywood Punch. Polis Books, 2014. (novella)

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