Lead Poisoning: A memoir

Coming November 3, 2025

From the stifling conformity of suburban New Jersey to the willful freedom of New York's Lower East Side, Janet Marie's unflinching memoir collection chronicles a life defined by radical reinvention. Organized into seven defining eras—HATER, POSEUR, JUNKIE, WIFE, MOTHER, WIDOW, WOMAN—her work maps an extraordinary journey through America's underground cultural landscapes.

Her stories capture nights at rock clubs and days at a white shoe law firm, brushes with Hell's Angels and mafia figures, and her eventual migration to the dark side of Seattle's explosive music scene. With unsparing honesty, she documents her evolution through addiction, marriage, motherhood, loss, and the complex art of starting over.

After years of navigating professional success alongside her colorful past, Janet sold her Seattle home and possessions to embrace a new chapter in Mexico City.