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ⓘ About Janis Owens
Janis Owens is a folklorist, memoirist, premier storyteller and novelist from Florida. She was born in 1960 Marianna as the last daughter and child of a minister of the Assembly of God. Her father would later quit his position to become a life insurance salesman since money was tight. As a teenager, she went to the University of Florida and studied at the Harry Crews Creative Writing Workshop. She would later get her English major and minor in Southern history degree from the same university. The award winning author made her debut with “My Brother Michael” that she first published in 1997 to much popularity. The novel won Best Novel at the Chautauqua South Fiction Awards.
All Book Series by Janis Owens
The Schooling of Claybird Catts
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2003
The Cracker Kitchen: A Cookbook in Celebration of Cornbread-Fed, Down Home Family Stories and Cuisine
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2009
Hidden in Plain Sight: A History of the Newberry Mass Lynching of 1916
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit
Single-title series · published 2010
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Janis Owens?
Janis Owens is a folklorist, memoirist, premier storyteller and novelist from Florida. She was born in 1960 Marianna as the last daughter and child of a minister of the Assembly of God. Her father would later quit his position to become a life insurance salesman since money was tight.
Which Janis Owens series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Catts series, the earliest of Janis Owens's multi-book series: it opens with My Brother Michael (1997) and runs to 3 books across 1997–2003, ending with The Schooling of Claybird Catts (2003).
How many books has Janis Owens written?
Janis Owens has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2021. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Catts series with 3 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Janis Owens's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Janis Owens's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Catts (1997–2003, 3 books).
How are Janis Owens's books organised into series?
This guide splits Janis Owens's 7 books into 1 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Catts (3 books, 1997–2003).