Janet Asimov (maiden name Janet Opal Jeppson) (born August 6, 1926 in Ashland, Pennsylvania) is an American science fiction author, psychiatrist, and a psychoanalyst.
Janet Asimov started writing children's science fiction under the name J O Jeppson in the 1970s. She was married to Isaac Asimov from 1973 until his death in 1992, and they collaborated on a number of science fiction books aimed at young readers, including the Norby series.
Janet Asimov received a B.A. from Stanford University (first attending Wellesley College), her M.D. from New York University Medical School, had completed her residency in psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital. She graduated from and then worked in the William Alanson White Institute of Psychoanalysis until 1986.
Writing
Janet Asimov's first published writing was a "mystery short" sold to Hans Stefan Santesson for The Saint Mystery Magazine and appearing in the May 1966 issue. According to Isaac Asimov, Janet Asimov's books that were written in association with him were 90% Janet, and his name was wanted on the books by the publisher "for the betterment of sales."