Fresh Air Books

Jo Kadlecek is a former waitress, soccer player and English teacher who has long been hooked on stories. Though she grew up in Denver, Jo has discovered stories everywhere she has been, whether living in Mississippi, biking through Ireland, or sitting on a subway in New York City where she and Chris lived for seven years before moving to the Jersey Shore.

She's written dozens of feature stories, personality profiles, investigative articles, and interviews, covering higher education, religion, urban issues and the arts. Her writing has appeared in publications such as the Columbia University Record, Barnard College Magazine, Prism Magazine, Religion News Service, Forecast, Discipleship Journal, Inklings, and The Saturday Evening Post. She is the author of nine books.

Jo teaches often at retreats, conferences and writing workshops and since September 2006 is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Gordon College in Wenham Massachusetts. Her website is www.lamppostmedia.net.

A Minute Before Friday (NavPress, 2008)
A Quarter After Tuesday (NavPress, 2007)
A Mile from Sunday (NavPress, 2006)
Desperate Women of the Bible: Lessons on Passion from the Gospel (Baker, 2006)
The Sound of My Voice: A Novel (Waterbrook Press, 2005)
Reckless Faith: Passionate Living for Imperfect Christians: A Study on the Life of Peter (Shaw/Waterbrook Press, Random House, 2004)
Fear: A Spiritual Navigation (Random House, 2001)
Winter Flowers and Other Signs of Redemption (Broadman and Holman, 2001)
Feast of Life: Spiritual Food for Balanced Living (Baker Books, 1999)
I Call You Friend: Four Women’s Stories of Race, Faith, and Friendship, Co-authored with Pamela Toussaint (Broadman and Holman, 1999)