Janice Erlbaum is the author of two memoirs, GIRLBOMB: A Halfway Homeless Memoir, and HAVE YOU FOUND HER, as well as two novels for tweens.

GIRLBOMB is about being briefly homeless as a teenager in the 1980s in NYC.

In 2026, GIRLBOMB turned 20 years old! Originally published in 2006, the book has stayed in print and found new readers for two decades.

Her work has been featured in Glamour, Redbook, Marie Claire, Elle, Elle UK, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, and New York Times.