Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.

Sometimes you have to make your own sunshine.

When Janice Dean debuted on Imus in the Morning, she was bubbly, clever, and charismatic. When Imus mocked her intelligence and looks, she gave as good as she got. She had achieved the dream she’d had since kindergarten: being a reporter on TV. So why wasn’t she happy?      

She had just moved to New York from Canada with no family, no friends, and no boyfriend. Her boss was a notorious jerk, and the gap between her on-air persona and real life had never been bigger. In the decade that followed, how did she turn it all around? 

Now she is the beloved full-time meteorologist on Fox and Friends, surrounded by wonderful people, and has a line of children’s books and a beautiful family. When she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she was ready. She survived attacks, adversity, and a business controlled by ruthless men. She knows how love, counting your blessings, and having a good therapist can get you through more than you would expect.

In this honest yet optimistic book, Janice reveals obstacles she’s faced that could have severely impacted any professional woman’s career, from online trolls to health issues to abusive and sexist bosses. In Mostly Sunny she talks about it all, including the fateful meeting with her firefighting husband after he lost his colleagues on 9/11 and how the pressure on women in television led her to a cosmetic procedure that could have ended her career.      

But no matter what storms blow her way, Janice refuses to let setbacks and challenges rain on her parade or cloud her outlook. Thanks to supportive coworkers and an upbeat attitude, she’s mastered turning countless would-be losses into victories. The funny, sweet, and wise Janice Dean you see on TV is now the real Janice Dean, and she’s on every page of her book, sharing her secrets and making your own forecast a little brighter. 

 

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Sometimes you have to make your own sunshine.

When Janice Dean debuted on Imus in the Morning, she was bubbly, clever, and charismatic. When Imus mocked her intelligence and looks, she gave as good as she got. She had achieved the dream she’d had since kindergarten: being a reporter on TV. So why wasn’t she happy?

She had just moved to New York from Canada with no family, no friends, and no boyfriend. Her boss was a notorious jerk, and the gap between her on-air persona and real life had never been bigger. In the decade that followed, how did she turn it all around?

Now she is the beloved full-time meteorologist on Fox & Friends, is surrounded by wonderful people, and has a line of children’s books and a beautiful family. When she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she was ready. She survived attacks, adversity, and a business controlled by ruthless men. She knows how love, counting your blessings, and having a good therapist can get you through more than you would ever expect.

In this honest yet optimistic book, Janice reveals the obstacles she’s faced that could have severely impacted any professional woman’s career, from online trolls to health issues to abusive and sexist bosses. In Mostly Sunny she talks about it all, including the fateful meeting with her firefighting husband after he lost his colleagues on 9/11 and how the pressure on women in television led her to a cosmetic procedure that could have ended her career.

But no matter what storms blow her way, Janice refuses to let setbacks and challenges rain on her parade or cloud her outlook. Thanks to supportive coworkers and an upbeat attitude, she’s mastered turning countless would-be losses into victories. The funny, sweet, and wise Janice Dean you see on TV is now the real Janice Dean, and she’s on every page of her book, sharing her secrets and making your own forecast a little brighter. |

“This heartfelt and beautifully written memoir is a must-read! It’s also a reminder sunshine is always in the forecast ahead. It just takes patience and persistence!” - Norah O’Donnell, anchor, CBS Evening News

“I’ve always admired Janice’s sunny disposition on TV, and after I read this book and learned about all she’s overcome, that sunshine is all the brighter to me.” - Willie Geist, NBC’s Sunday TODAY and MSNBC’s Morning Joe

“Janice Dean walks on the sunny side of the street, and the greatest gift anyone could receive is making a friend like Janice. She is fiercely loyal, relentlessly positive, and unfailingly reliable. Reading her remarkable story makes for time very well spent.” - Dana Perino, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller And the Good News Is...

“Knowing Janice is knowing pure sunshine. But if you think she’s always happy because everything is always perfect, think again. She’s been through it all, and, in this revealing and heartfelt book, she gives us the secret to her positivity: surrounding yourself with people who love you for who you are.” - S. E. Cupp, host of CNN’s Unfiltered

“As you leapfrog through Janice’s life and experience her real-life storms, you will come to appreciate this special lady as I have. I haven’t known Janice that long, but when I met her I knew this was the same wonderful person I’d seen on TV. Through her book, you will see why she is so much more than America’s female face of weather.” - Jim Cantore, certified broadcast meteorologist, The Weather Channel