Ella Fitzgerald called her "The best young singer in America." Chet Atkins said "Singer? You ought to hear that girl play guitar; she gives me a run for my money!" Reviewers have called her live performances "overwhelming to the spirit and soul," and "drenched with such passion, the audience feels they've been swept up in a hurricane." Not to mention her short stories, her songs for film and television…         
In 2008, Janis reached another pinnacle in her career, releasing her long-awaited book Society's Child: My Autobiography. The hardcover was released in North America by Tarcher/Penguin. This monumental story that traces Janis meteoric rise to fame in the 60s and beyond has already gotten stellar reviews; Oprah's O Magazine called it "Hugely readable" and recommended it as one of the summer's 27 "must-reads." Mojo Magazine gives it a four-star review, while Booklist raves it's "painfully candid, and hard to put down."