J.J. Brown is an independent author and publisher of fiction and nonfiction books infused with a passion for nature, science and family. Genres include memoir, narrative nonfiction, novels, short stories, mysteries, poetry, speculative fiction and noir fiction. J.J. Brown books are published in print, ebook or audiobook editions and available most places books are sold including Bookshop.org, Audible, Apple Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Kindle, Fable, and others internationally.

Free stories, essays and book excerpts publish regularly at J.J. Brown’s online journal.

An incorrigible storyteller originally from the Catskill Mountain region of New York in the USA, J.J. Brown continued writing fiction stories part time during her career as a molecular biologist and public health advocate in Philadelphia, Miami and New York City. J.J. Brown fiction subjects often address scientists facing current medical, psychological and environmental concerns. Her newest book is a memoir of pregnancy and childbirth, titled When the Baby Is Not OK: Hopes & Genes. The Booklife Review by Publishers Weekly says, “Brown regales readers with raw vulnerability, sharing her heartbreaks, setbacks, and triumphs as she navigates unknown waters with two young ones in tow ….. a relatable, informative, and empathetic narrative that inspires as much as it educates.” 

The author has a PhD in genetics from SUNY Stony Brook in New York for her research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory mentored by Nobel Prize winner, biologist Barbara McClintock. Brown’s genetics, medical education and public health works are published in leading scientific and professional journals under her full name, Jennifer J. Brown, PhD. She is currently a mentor for people living with phenylketonuria, PKU, and their caretakers at the nonprofit National PKU Association, NPKUA, as a volunteer.

When not writing, J.J. Brown enjoys time with her daughters, her adopted companion rabbits and parakeets. She lives and works in New York City.