Janus Adams

JANUS ADAMS is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, historian, and author of eleven books, including Sister Days, Freedom Days, and Glory Days, a historical trilogy featuring 365 inspired moments in African American history.

Adams holds a master’s degree from Mills College in Pan-African Culture, the nation’s first graduate degree awarded in Black Studies, and honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degrees from Shaw University and the State University of New York.

When she’s not writing, Adams hosts public radio’s The Janus Adams Show and podcast, and is the founder of BackPax, a children’s publishing company. Her Glory Days was licensed by McDonald’s and reached more than 3 million readers.

Janus lives in Sullivan County, New York.

Janus Adams’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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