Los Angeles, April 28, 2026 — Eve Plumb, best known to generations of viewers as Jan Brady on The Brady Bunch, is revisiting her long career in a new memoir, Happiness Included: Jan Brady and Beyond, released by Kensington/Citadel on April 28, 2026. Publisher listings describe the book as a personal look at her life on and off screen, with photos from her private archives and reflections on a career that stretches across more than six decades.
The memoir is being framed as more than a nostalgia project. According to the publisher, Plumb writes not only about her years as the famously overlooked middle Brady sister, but also about her work in film, theater, television and the life she built beyond that one role. Her author profile also highlights her work as a singer, painter and entrepreneur, suggesting the book tries to widen the public image many fans still attach to her.
Recent coverage has added a more intimate layer to that picture. People reported that Plumb, now 67, uses the memoir to revisit her childhood as a working actress, her audition for The Brady Bunch, and the complicated way Jan Brady became a permanent part of American pop culture. The same coverage says the book leans into personal memories and behind-the-scenes stories rather than simply replaying the best-known moments from the series.
Another thread running through the book is restraint. In more recent interviews tied to the release, Plumb said she was not interested in writing a scandal-driven Hollywood memoir or publicly attacking former castmates. People’s reporting says she described the project as reflective and vulnerable, not a vehicle for “trashing” anyone, which gives the memoir a quieter tone than some celebrity tell-alls.
She has also spoken about the less polished side of the Brady Bunch years. In promotional interviews, Plumb recalled tension on set between cast member Robert Reed and creator Sherwood Schwartz, while still describing the overall atmosphere as family-like and affectionate in its own messy way. That balance — warmth without pretending everything was perfect — seems to be part of what gives the memoir its pull.
For readers, the book arrives as both a TV-history memoir and a broader career retrospective. The publisher positions it as the story of an actress who was recognized worldwide for one iconic role, yet kept building a life in entertainment and the arts well beyond it. That’s probably the real hook here: not just Jan Brady remembered, but Eve Plumb reintroducing herself on her own terms. This final point is an inference drawn from the publisher description and recent interviews around the release.
