Janie is a senior writer who contributes commentary to WORLD and oversees WORLD’s annual Children’s Books of the Year awards. She also writes novels for young adults and authored the Wordsmith creative writing curriculum. Janie resides in rural Missouri.
BOOKS | For young people, a book of hymns that isn’t simplistic
Misuse of the word harm could cause social and scientific damage
Marriage is no longer considered normal
Without it, fads become dogma
Do we live in a society that believes in the future?
BOOKS | Making common sense of economics
A reunion of Cheaneys has no plot but weaves into the master plot
No one is equipped to make up meaning for themselves
VOICES | Living right side up in an upside-down world
