About Joani
I am very good at cartwheels, growing flowers, killing flowers, and making soup. I grew up with six sisters and two brothers so I can easily apply my make-up using the toaster as a mirror.
I have taught middle school English (a little like playing Wac-a-Mole) and writing at Brigham Young University and the University of Maryland.
My husband and I are the parents of two amazing daughters. We live in Utah by the mountains, next to a lake and a river.
Media Conversations with Joani
Click on the links below to listen to some of my past interviews or read some of my guest blog posts.
- Guest Author – BYU English Reading Series – 9-15-23
- Best of Woman’s Fiction Podcast – 5/19/23 Interview
- WFMA Hear Us Roar Podcast – 6/8/22 Interview
- Charlotte Readers Podcast – 8/10/21 Interview
- WCBS Newsradio in New York City: Author Talks – 6/16/21 Interview
- Jungle Red Writers – 6/10/21 Guest Blog Post
- Tan Talk Radio Network: Joy on Paper – 6/3/21 InterviewĀ
- Writer Types Podcast with Eric Beetner – 6/1/21 Interview
- KKNW in Seattle, WA: Conversations Live with Vicki St. Clair – 5/26/21 InterviewĀ
- Authors on Air Global Network: Dialogue Between the Lines – 5/25/21 Interview
- Frolic – 5/25/21 Guest Blog Post
- Rogue Women Writers – 5/24/21 Guest Blog Post
WGVU NPR in Grand Rapids, MI with Shelly Irwin – 5/10/21 Interview
Random Photos of Joani
This is me as a young journal writer.
That's me on top of the pyramid in this high school yearbook photo. All of this big 80's hair took considerable effort and it was heavy, which is why none of us look happy.
With my husband, Mark, and our daughters, Alexa and Grace in the mountains not far from our home.
On a high school date with my future husband Mark.
I love to travel. Here I am in Macau, China.
Just me.
