Appearances

Costa Mesa, CA
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Literary Orange
cosponsored by
Orange County Public Library and University of California Irvine.
Hyatt Hotel, Garden Grove
literaryorange@ocpl.org
Keynote speaker.

Santa Monica, CA
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
11:15-12:30 p.m.
Santa Monica College
Spring Literary Series
1900 Pico Blvd.
Art Building
Room: Art 214
Reading, reception to follow.

Media

Short story, "The Method" in the anthology Los Angeles Noir, Akashic Press 2007

Short story, "Room 721" in the literary journal Black Clock, September 2007

Incredible live "Paint It Black" interview with Tony Du Shane, "Drinks with Tony" on Pirate Cat Radio, San Francisco.

Janet was interviewed by Oprah for her new book "Paint It Black". See it online at Oprah Magazine.

Tuesday, March 7, 2006, 10 am (PST), 1 pm (EST) A one-hour, real-time teleseminar--conversation with callers with The Spirited Women's Circle, for registration information.

LAist Interview
"In 1999, Los Angeles writer Janet Fitch's first novel, White Oleander, became a national bestseller, aided in part by its selection as a title read by Oprah Winfrey's influential book club. Deemed an "overnight success" at the age of 43, Janet obtained fame and recognition after spending more than 20 years quietly honing her craft as a writer. White Oleander showed readers unique and underexposed aspects of life in the county of Los Angeles as Astrid, the novel's heroine, made her way through the area's foster care system while her mother, Ingrid, served time in prison for murdering a feckless boyfriend..." More at LAist.