Fun Facts
Contemplating the Taj Mahal while wearing salwar kameez.
1. Although the word tourist has negative connotations for many people, Janet loves being a tourist and having tourists visit the United States. She has driven across the U.S. twice, crossed it by rail once, and visited the following countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Malawi, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, and Zambia.
2. Other famous people from Janet's hometown of Hicksville, New York, include the musician Billy Joel and the actress Lorraine Bracco (Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos).
3. Janet is the first cousin of one of the world's greatest athletes: the late Susan Butcher, a musher (dogsled racer) and four-time winner of the Iditarod race. Do you see a family resemblance?
4. During her years as a textbook editor, Janet worked on the second edition of The Riverside Shakespeare, the most popular one-volume Shakespeare collection in the world.
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2. Other famous people from Janet's hometown of Hicksville, New York, include the musician Billy Joel and the actress Lorraine Bracco (Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos).
3. Janet is the first cousin of one of the world's greatest athletes: the late Susan Butcher, a musher (dogsled racer) and four-time winner of the Iditarod race. Do you see a family resemblance?
4. During her years as a textbook editor, Janet worked on the second edition of The Riverside Shakespeare, the most popular one-volume Shakespeare collection in the world.
(Return to the short bio or writer’s autobiography.)
