Interviews
Radio:
Coffee With Alice: Alice Carbone interview. Lots of thoughts about writing and life and the writing life. 9/21/14
Drinks with Tony: Awesome Paint It Black interview with Tony DuShane on Pirate Cat Radio, San Francisco
RareBirdRadio: wide-ranging conversation about Russia, life, art, and the artists’ life with fellow author Adrienne Sharp, 4/25/11
Print:
Haiku Interview: Couldn’t resist.
Zocalo Green Room: Think fast!
Salon.com: On the creation of White Oleander
LAist Interview: Fun insider LA Stuff
Oprah.com/White Oleander: The Book Club. Pinch me, I’m dreaming.
Oprah.com/Paint It Black: Oprah interviews me about Paint It Black. This is not my beautiful life!
Bookburger: Loved doing this. Off-the-wall questions!
WritersBreak.com: Writing Basics
Writer’s Digest: The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Mind Your Mind.ca: The 411 on the psychology of Paint It Black
Largeheartedboy.com: The playlist for Paint It Black
Reading Group Choices: two author interview, Adrienne Sharp and me, talking about on Paint it Black and her book, The True Memoirs of Little K, for the column ” Author Squared”.
Janet Fitch's Blog 
04/25/2014 at 9:49 pm
Hi Janet Fitch,
I’m not sure that you’ll read this, but my name’s Brandy. I’m seventeen and I’ve read White Oleander at least four times in the last two years. Throughout high school it’s been a bible to me. It’s two in the morning and i want you to know that i spend a lot of time at two in the morning reading your interviews and your poetry. I don’t know another author like you. Everything you write makes me feel as though I better understand myself and the world around me. It makes the ugly, ordinary things seem beautiful. You are a fantastic writer. I feel like I have more to say to you but I can’t think of it. You’re really special and your words mean a lot to me.
-Brandy
05/22/2014 at 6:02 am
Brandy-
I also love this book! Janet is an amazing writer, indeed! You may also like Beverly Donofrio. She is another author who you may like as well. Her novel “Riding in Cars with Boys” was also made into a movie, but we know the movie never is as good as the book!
02/24/2016 at 1:08 pm
Hi Janet,
Just wanted to provide you with an updated link to the interview you did with us, as it has been moved. Here is the new link:
http://mindyourmind.ca/interview/janet-fitch-paint-it-black
02/24/2016 at 11:34 pm
Thanks, Diana!