"An endearing and fascinating perspective on a uniquely volatile and dangerous childhood."
-Kirkus Reviews

Wallack cleverly walks a tightrope in her writing, balancing the horrors with a child’s unwavering imagination and naïve sense of wonder…a distinctive and emotionally rich voice delivering succinct observations…An endearing and fascinating perspective on a uniquely volatile and dangerous childhood.
Kirkus Reviews
Wallack’s writing is evocative and lyrical, with a keen eye for detail and a deep empathy for her characters…a powerful and thought-provoking novel that combines rich character development with a gripping and emotional storyline...a remarkable debut that stays with the reader long after the final page...It is an unreservedly recommended Golden Quill read.
BookViral
A lyrical and unflinching dive into a radical childhood…Wallack’s prose is alive with the open-eyed curiosity of youth…this revelatory novel is a poignant exploration of the stress and liberation of growing older in a world that never seems to grow up.
Self Publishing Review
...a tremendously funny book that I found myself crying into… a lose-track-of-time fictional memoir, it is a sociological examination of the institution of family…Sienna (the protagonist) is written so purely you have to remind yourself you don't know her in real life…a treasure of a book that speaks to everyone…Must read.
John Burton, Host of Home From Here Podcast
We're calling it. THIS is the book of the summer. A chaotic coming-of-age story with characters you won't be able to stop thinking about. A novel to sink your teeth into. Brava!
Jennifer Sandiago and Jenny Leifer Fox, Valley Girls Podcast NY/ Literary Hudson Valley

Janna Brooke Wallack

Janna Brooke Wallack’s short stories have appeared in literary publications such as Hobart, Upstreet, and American Literary Review. Her short story “Campaigning” was a finalist for the Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction. Naked Girl’s prologue, “Five Pictures,” was a finalist for Glimmer Train Press’s Short Story Award for New Writers, and her story “Cat and Rose” received a Pushcart nomination by The MacGuffin. She grew up in Miami Beach in the 1970’s and 80’s, a landscape and childhood that inspired her debut novel. She now resides in New York’s Hudson River Valley where she writes, works, and never gives up trying to lose ten pounds.

NAKED GIRL grabbed me from the novel's stunning opening paragraph and held me in its grasp to the very end. The riveting, unflinching coming of age story of Sienna Shiva Karma Jones is told with devastating honesty and poignancy. You will not soon forget her.

Elise Title Author of Romeo

Naked Girl is a compelling, suspenseful, and moving story of the bond between a brother and sister who endure the hardships of neglect yet manage to hold on to the desire for familial love.

Tova Mirvis Author of The Book of Separation

Naked Girl is a vividly told story of love, loss, grief, and hope all set against the backdrop of the iconic 80s that will keep you up at night turning pages, laughing, crying, and rooting for a protagonist who will steal your heart and remind you that beauty and strength come from within.

Aileen Weintraub Author of Knocked Down: A High Risk Memoir

Wallack is masterful at weaving multiple narratives together to create a vivid picture of Sienna’s harrowing and hopeful life. She clearly illustrates – through flawless prose and a unique poetic style – the inherent tragedy of growing up.

Jacqueline Dooley Author of Doorways to Arkomo

Naked Girl is a big, juicy read! Wallack is a master at creating complex, likable characters. It's a complex unfolding that offers surprising details, humor, and a fitting ending. This book is impossible to put down!

Susie Warren. Bestselling Author of The Bolles Dynasty

NAKED GIRL grabbed me from the novel's stunning opening paragraph and held me in its grasp to the very end. The riveting, unflinching coming of age story of Sienna Shiva Karma Jones is told with devastating honesty and poignancy. You will not soon forget her.

Elise Title Author of Romeo

Naked Girl is a compelling, suspenseful, and moving story of the bond between a brother and sister who endure the hardships of neglect yet manage to hold on to the desire for familial love.

Tova Mirvis Author of The Book of Separation

Naked Girl is a vividly told story of love, loss, grief, and hope all set against the backdrop of the iconic 80s that will keep you up at night turning pages, laughing, crying, and rooting for a protagonist who will steal your heart and remind you that beauty and strength come from within.

Aileen Weintraub Author of Knocked Down: A High Risk Memoir

Wallack is masterful at weaving multiple narratives together to create a vivid picture of Sienna’s harrowing and hopeful life. She clearly illustrates – through flawless prose and a unique poetic style – the inherent tragedy of growing up.

Jacqueline Dooley Author of Doorways to Arkomo

Naked Girl is a big, juicy read! Wallack is a master at creating complex, likable characters. It's a complex unfolding that offers surprising details, humor, and a fitting ending. This book is impossible to put down!

Susie Warren. Bestselling Author of The Bolles Dynasty

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Naked Girl

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Janna Brooke Wallack

NUMBER OF PAGES

311

YEAR OF ISSUE

2023

ISBN

9798892125703
Growing up motherless in 1980’s Miami Beach, Sienna and her little brother Siddhartha get by with their charismatic and capricious father, Jackson Jones.

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Janna is the author of Naked Girl, available everywhere you buy your books. The book is all of the feels, tragic, hilarious, looming, sensitive. Janna is the same in person. She can make you laugh as easily as she can sit you back down.

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