Julia Claiborne Johnson
Cognoscenti contributor
Julia Claiborne Johnson is the bestselling author of the novels "Better Luck Next Time" and "Be Frank with Me," a finalist for the American Bookseller’s Association Best Debut Novel Award. She grew up on a farm in Tennessee before moving to New York City, where she worked at Mademoiselle and Glamour magazines. She now lives in Los Angeles with her comedy-writer husband.
Recently published
Facebook Marketplace: A love story
Reading through those listings, I can’t help imagining mini-soap operas, writes Julia Claiborne Johnson. I could stop anytime, maybe, but why should I?
My Mother, The Doctor. She's Still Inside There Someplace
Mama didn’t know how many months it had been since I’d seen her, writes Julia Claiborne Johnson. Even so, half of every phone call consisted of her asking me when...