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Chuck Berry, the author, takes out the trash and dishes it, too

March 19, 2017 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

I confess, I probably wouldn't have read Chuck Berry's autobiography had I not seen Bob Dylan reading it backstage. I immediately bought it and devoured it. Not long after, Berry played a club in New York City and I was asked to introduce him onstage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Q&A, Pop Culture, Radio, Relationships Tagged With: Autobiography, Chuck Berry, memoir, Rock and Roll, Themetta Berry

Beating the Odds: Finding Love at Any Age

November 6, 2016 by Jo Maeder 4 Comments

It was mid-January, 2014, still soon enough in the new year for the air to be charged with renewal and resolutions. My friend Rita had been in a long-term relationship with a wonderful man everyone adored. She adored him, too. But it had become more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essay, Love, Relationships Tagged With: Love, single in mid-life, Unexpected Love

Behind NAKED DJ, the audiobook

October 10, 2016 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

  I'm so thrilled Rachel Butera has been nominated for a SOVAS Voice Arts Awards for her narration of NAKED DJ, as have I for my narration of WHEN I MARRIED MY MOTHER. Known as "The Oscars of Voice Acting" it's indeed an honor. The awards … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Books by Jo, Essay, Pop Culture, Radio Tagged With: audiobook, Howard Stern, NAKED DJ, Rachel Butera, radio

Is Self-publishing Worth It?

June 25, 2016 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

I never dreamed in 2016 that I would see my little memoir's audiobook up there next to blockbuster ones on Audible's site. The hardcover version of When I Married My Mother (Da Capo Press) had been released in the spring of 2009, unintentionally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Books by Jo, Essay, Maya Angelou, Writing Advice Tagged With: audiobooks, BookBub, indie publishing, Self-publishing

Mother’s Day without Mama

May 7, 2016 by Jo Maeder 4 Comments

This Mother's Day, 2016, marks the eleventh one without Mama Jo. It's always been tinged with sadness since her passing, but this one will be particularly hard. I recently completed reading and editing the audiobook of When I Married My Mother. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books by Jo, Dolls, Essay, Family, Grief, Love Tagged With: Gain, Loss, Mother's Day

Q&A: Daniel De Vise on Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Mayberry misfits and affairs, and unusual gifts from fans

March 14, 2016 by Jo Maeder 2 Comments

On behalf of all of The Andy Griffith Show fans, I’d like to thank Daniel de Visé for writing Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show. It’s extremely well-researched and includes 35 great photographs. Not a surprise … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Q&A, Pop Culture Tagged With: Andy Griffith, Daniel de Vise, Don Knotts, Mayberry

Q&A: Patricia Park on RE JANE, nunchi, and the danger of rewrites

March 7, 2016 by Jo Maeder 2 Comments

I read Re Jane while I was in the midst of renovating a home while living over an hour away. I didn’t have much time for joy reading and my ability to concentrate was marginal. However, I couldn’t let go of this book. No matter how long it had been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Q&A, Family, Writing Advice Tagged With: Jane Eyre, Patricia Park, Re Jane

Q&A: Candace Bushnell on KILLING MONICA, what Hollywood needs to do, privacy, reinvention, Mom, and more

December 14, 2015 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

                It's indeed a pleasure to welcome Candace Bushnell to my ongoing author Q&As. Ms. Bushnell, of Sex and the City, Lipstick Jungle and The Carrie Diaries  fame, talked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Q&A, Family, Pop Culture, Writing Advice Tagged With: Candace Bushnell, emoji line, female empowerment, Killing Monica, privacy, stationery line

Savory Smackdown

June 30, 2015 by Jo Maeder Leave a Comment

Does it ever seem like the Foodie Nation has gone cuckoo? You know, “Sand-blasted Galician shitake-nuanced gluten-free crostini made from stalactite flour grown on the moon.” What created this multi-layered/cultural obsession with food?, I asked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cooking/recipes, Essay, Pop Culture Tagged With: Graylyn chef Rollins, Graze, Jimmy Crippen, NC Competition Dining, Perky's Bistro

Buried words of wisdom

March 23, 2015 by Jo Maeder 6 Comments

  I’m going through two trunks of stuff related to a documentary I once tried to make about my aunt, Julie Arden, and her companion Charlotte Brooks. I’m determined to whittle it down to one big box. It should be easy. Just don’t look too closely. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Essay, Grief, Love, Relationships

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