Jo Ivester

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August 2016

[SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

In 1967, when I was ten years old, my father quit his pediatric practice in Boston to help found a clinic in a small, all-black town in the impoverished Mississippi Delta. My mother, although stunned by his decision, put up a brave front and assured...
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Lene Fogelberg commented on Jo Ivester's article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

March 2015

I can't wait to read your book! What incredible stories and experiences you have had. Thanks for sharing!

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Jo Ivester commented on her article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

January 2015

Yes! Please come to my launch party on April 14th at 7pm at BookPeople in Austin! If you'll send me your snail-mail address (through a Facebook message), I'll send you the invitation! Thanks for the support!

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Kathleen Adamson Wicoff commented on Jo Ivester's article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

January 2015

Hope to see and hear you read from this book at BookPeople in Austin. Any chance of that happening?

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Jo Ivester commented on her article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

December 2014

Thanks, Celine, both for your comment and for pre-ordering my book. I especially appreciate your saying that the post was honest. I value that tremendously in other writers and strive for it in my own. I'm hoping to read both Layla and Play for...

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Celine Keating commented on Jo Ivester's article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

December 2014

PS Jo, your book is already up for pre-order on Amazon. It won't be shipped yet, but it can be ordered. I've done so.

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Celine Keating commented on Jo Ivester's article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

December 2014

Jo, this is an incredible post - so honest and so true. I've preordered your book and absolutely can't wait to read it!

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Janet T Cannon commented on Jo Ivester's article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

December 2014

Definitely want to read this! Just last night, we were trying to sort out our experiences in race relations. A friend's daughter, who is very blond, young, attractive, and insecure, feels herself as the target of reverse racism in many situations....

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Jo Ivester commented on her article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

December 2014

Thanks Betsy and Jo Anne for your comments. "Outskirts" will be available on a Kindle, but that won't be put up for pre-order until about a month before publication. I am glad you both found the story to be interesting. My mother was an amazing...

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Betsy Teutsch commented on Jo Ivester's article [SWP: Behind the Book] The Outskirts of Hope

December 2014

Wow! What a story! My friend Rabbi Julie Greenberg spent a chunk of her childhood with her mom and 4 sisters in a poor county in the South where her mom set up a Head Start program. You two should meet!! http://www.rabbijuliegreenberg.com/

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