![Picture of Julia Claiborne Johnson](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/JCJ-author-photo-600x600.jpg)
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.