Be Frank with Me

The first novel by Julia Clayborne Johnson, the author of “It’s Just Luck Next Time!” Let’s get acquainted with Frank, a 9-year-old boy whose IQ is higher than that of 99.7% of Americans. He lives in a glass mansion in Bel-Air with his mother—the famous writer Mimi Banning—whose life is full of mysteries. Waiting for her new novel, the whole world holds its breath, and the editor sends help: Alice, a young female assistant. But she won’t get to work with the writer—instead, she’ll be drawn into Frank’s unusual world, his rules, and his tricks…

Julia Clayborne Johnson’s debut novel is about how to live if you’re not like everyone else—and to understand that these differences help you see the world differently and reveal its new facets. “Make yourself comfortable… and enjoy the show.” — New York Times Book Review

“Julia Clayborne Johnson creates incredible, almost cinematic characters moving within privileged circles of California. ‘Tell the Truth with Me’ is about what it means to be not like everyone else and to understand that difference allows you to see the world in a different way. Like Frank, this story has a big heart.” — BookPage