民歌手Janis
Ian的童書"The Tiny
Mouse"「小老鼠」九月17日在美國出版，這本書有32頁還搭配一片CD一起賣，大意是講一隻無聊的小老鼠決定走向大海，最後差點喪命的故事。
Janis
Ian本名Janis Eddy Fink ，1951年出生於紐約，是一位當代民歌歌手與作曲人，擅長吉他與鋼琴演奏，後來並成功轉行為專欄與科幻小說作家。
1965年當Janis Ian只有14歲的時候，她就寫了一首跨種族戀情的歌Society's Child（Baby
I've Been Thinking），1967年推出後獲得過第14名，後來此曲被收入Grammy獎歌曲名人堂。
1975年Janis Ian則有一首她在排行榜名次最好的歌At Seventeen，除了獲得二週第3名之外，也讓她獲得當年Grammy最佳流行歌曲女歌星獎。
Janis
Ian第二度獲得Grammy獎則於今年（2013），她因口述自傳Society's Child而獲最佳專輯旁白獎，而這本自傳40年前就已出版。
Janis
Ian曾與波多黎各製片Tino Sargo結婚，但於1983年離婚，1993年Janis宣告出櫃，2003年與女友Patricia在多倫多結婚。
她曾鼓勵患重病的母親Pearl完成心願得到碩士學位，並於母親往生後成立Pearl
Foundation基金會，繼續協助那些年長但有心向學的人。
JANIS IAN
At Seventeen
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
In high school girls with clear skinned
smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth
And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
Inventing lovers on the phone
Who called to say come dance with me
And murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems
At seventeen
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said, Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve
And the rich relationed hometown queen
Married into what she needs
A guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly
Remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
Indebentures of quality
And dubious integrity
Their small town eyes will gape at you
in dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received
At seventeen
To those of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
The world was younger than today
And dreams were all they gave for free
To ugly duckling girls like me
We all play the game and when we dare
To cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
That call and say, come dance with me
And murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me
At seventeen
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