About The Author

Growing up in a 70s commune boarding house in Washington, D.C., Victoria Brett developed an eye for observation mixed with an empathy for the weird and the curious. After graduating from Connecticut College, she began her journalism career at Bay City News in San Francisco. She then moved to Portland, Maine, where she spent a decade with The Associated Press, covering state and national news. After her two girls were born, Victoria reported for People magazine for several years while also freelancing for the AP.  Her stories have appeared in newspapers nationwide, including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Seattle Times. Along the way, she’s worked for an ad agency, a scholarship foundation, and as a writing coach for college students. Victoria now lives in western Massachusetts, but her heart remains in Maine, where she volunteers her writing and editing time to a land trust and an affordable housing nonprofit on Vinalhaven island. 

This Weird Thing is her first novel.