ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Janet Malcolm

Janet Malcolm is a lady who loves writing books about other people who are famous or important. She asks them questions and writes down what they say so that other people can read it and learn more about them.

Sometimes, Janet Malcolm writes books that make people feel upset because she might write things that people don't want her to write about them.

Some people really like Janet Malcolm's books because they think she is a good writer and writes interesting stories. But some people don't like her because they think she is not always very fair when writing about people.