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Jo Maeder

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  • “This book is important to every mother and daughter, and to every woman who wants to be one.”

    —Maya Angelou
  • 10th Anniversary Edition
    + Extras
  • “Just as relevant today. Great reading!”
    —Robert "Hoot" Gibson, NASA Space Shuttle Commander

    “If you have a heart and a funny bone, this is for you.”
    —Clyde Edgerton, author of Solo: My Adventures in the Air
  • “Grabs you on the first page and keeps the intrigue high. A rockin’ radio riot that reveals everything.”

    —Paul Shaffer, Musical Director Late Show with David Letterman

 

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Jo Maeder’s fresh, funny and poignant voice comes through in whatever she writes. And she got me to put on a wig once. Once.
—NELL SCOVELL

Jo’s Two-Cents Blog

LOSING MY EYE AND GAINING A FAKE ONE: Art Meets Science in the Making of a Prosthetic Eye (plus FAQ)

I’d never heard of ocular/uveal melanoma before I was told I had it. Odds: six in a million. My vision in my right eye had become blurry. I thought it was my cataract progressing. Surprise. Had my ophthalmologist been using early detection retinal imaging, it would have been caught sooner, the … READ MORE…

Check This Out

Opposites Attack is now an audiobook! Read by Audie Finalist and Earphone and IAA winner Holly Adams, it’s a great way to escape to Provence — no ticket required. The 10th Anniversary Edition has more extras and surprises, too. Available on all audiobook platforms, even libraries and indie stores (though it has to be ordered by them).

OPPOSITES ATTACK audiobook cover 2023

Signed Copies

I’m so happy to have the fabulous McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village as my local bookstore. The staff is great and they lure the biggest names in publishing there. Call them at 919-542-3030 and they’ll set you up. Open 10am-5pm Wednesday-Sunday EST. Email: books@fearrington.com

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