Born in San Diego, Janey Bennett graduated from UCLA in theatre and broadcast, and has a Master’s Degree in Architectural History from Sci-Arc. Her thesis advisor was the gifted British architectural historian, Reyner Banham. She has enjoyed colorful and varied careers, from radio announcer to horse trainer and drama critic. She spent five winters teaching English and literacy to Buddhist nuns in Thailand. Her writings on architecture have been published in the United States and Finland, where she held a Fulbright research fellowship.
A cellist, freelance editor, and author, Bennett lives in Bellingham, WA.
THE FANTASTIC SEASHELL OF THE MIND: The Architecture of Mark Mills (ORO Editions, 2017).
It’s a new kind of book, part biography, part philosophy, part photographic essay, all exploration of a man’s work through as many filters as possible. The unusual binding of the book allows the pages to lie flat and the photographs to cross the center-line gutter, and reminds us of Mark Mills’s interest in the structure of things.
THE PALE SURFACE OF THINGS: A Novel
Set on the Greek island of Crete, this novel lead Janey into the study of classical Greek, Byzantine icon painting, geology, botany, the vernacular architecture and sociology of Greek villages, Minoan culture and art, the science of archaeology, World War II on Crete, and criminal law in Greece.
EEVA DREAMS OF FALLING: A Story for Today
This is a short story of a woman returning to the site of her evacuation and trying to unlock its realities from the tortuous shame of her memory. Published by Melusine, an online literary journal, it was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Because of its relevance to today’s world, I’m offering it as a free download. Enjoy!