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