Brett's
Writing
Brett is the author of two critically acclaimed novels and numerous personal essays across a wide variety of collections and national publications.
Novels
Everything Is Just Fine (Grand Central, 2019)
Mommies Who Drink: Sex, Drugs, and Other Distant Memories of an Ordinary Mom (Warner Books, 2006)
Essays
"My Mother’s Last, Best Gift Was an Astonishing Secret" (Modern Love, New York Times, 2026)
"Can I Get a Witness?" (Brain, Child Magazine, 2017)
"The Actress and The Comedienne (Or “Free Lunch”)" (Virginia Quarterly Review, 2013)
"I brought my kids to Occupy L.A." (Salon, 2011)
"Did I forget my son’s birthday again?" (Salon, 2010)
"When Bliss Is a Mutual Fund" (Modern Love, New York Times, 2009)
"Forget Mommy Wars, Try Martinis" (Los Angeles Times, 2006)
"SNAP" (Fresh Yarn, 2005)