Janelle Brown, Author . Spiegel & Grau $24.95 (401p) ISBN 978-0-385-52401-8
In Brown's withering Silicon Valley satire, a family wakes up on a June day to realize that patriarch Paul's company has hit the big time with a phenomenal IPO. But instead of rejoicing about being newly rich, the family's three women each find...
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Janelle Brown, Author . Random/Spiegel & Grau $25 (316p) ISBN 978-0-385-52403-2
Married 30-something artists Claudia and Jeremy Munger are the unlucky anchors of Brown's shaky sophomore novel, an of-the-moment time capsule in the mold of her well-received All We Ever Wanted Was Everything
. Claudia is a filmmaker whose...
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Janelle Brown, Author, Rebecca Lowman, Read by Random House Audio $29.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7393-5826-9
An unexceptional reading makes the audio version of this satiric work of women's fiction a pleasantly neutral experience. Paul Miller's announcement of his intent to divorce his wife leaves his accomplished housewife-socialite feeling empty and...
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Janelle Brown. Random/Spiegel & Grau, $27 (368p) ISBN 978-0-8129-8946-5
Almost a year after failing to return from a solo hiking trip, Billie Flanagan has been presumed dead. However, her teenage daughter Olive refuses to believe it. As the anniversary of her mother’s disappearance approaches, Olive begins having...
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Janelle Brown. Random House, $28 (496p) ISBN 978-0-525-47912-3
In this mixed heist tale, Brown (Watch Me Disappear) pits two con artists against a socialite, but a shared history makes their job messier than usual. Nina and her boyfriend Lachlan prey on Los Angeles’s young, careless, and wealthy, taking largely
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Janelle Brown. Random House, $28 (368p) ISBN 978-0-525-47918-5
Bestseller Brown (Pretty Things) infuses this twist-packed mystery with an intense story of creating one’s identity, rife with deep family trauma and a low-key, creepy depiction of the dark side of twin intimacy. Samantha Logan’s dream-worthy stint...
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