Employed as a journalist by Dan’s Papers of the Hamptons for nearly 12 years, she was afforded the opportunity to interview numerous celebrities, one of her favorites being Linda Ronstadt. She then tested the waters by publishing a small hardcover book for readers of all ages called Glitz of the Hamptons, a parody of the area known for its affluence and glamour, a tale that shows the true beauty of the area through the aging eyes of a lost character. The Hamptons is also where she and her husband raised their daughter and son, and where she visited elementary classrooms, inspiring schoolchildren to express themselves through the written word.

Berg’s one-act play Airsick, a comedy, was performed at the Authors Playhouse in Bay Shore, New York, where it was well received. Janet Berg’s work has been featured in Dan’s Papers, The East Hampton Star, The Independent, The Montauk Quarterly, Newsday, The Southamtpon Press, and Post & Courier (S.C.), and was interviewed on WHTV Television show.

She has completed two novels, titled Rembrandt’s Shadow and Restitution, both loosely based on stunning true life events of her family during the Holocaust. Sylvie Rosenberg, the privileged daughter of a renowned Jewish art dealer in Holland, spends the first fifteen years of her childhood without ever knowing her father’s love, until the day that he trades his beloved Rembrandt to the Nazis in exchange for her life.

The real story behind the novel appeared in The New York Times article, “Heirs Make Huge Claim Over Dutch Art Trade”. Over 80 years later, and the family still awaits the return of nearly 144 works of art stolen from Grandfather’s gallery art collection by the Nazis.