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Joni Rodgers

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born

January 29, 1962 in Tomah, Wisconsin, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.jonirodgers.com

twitter username

JoniRodgers

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

influences

Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Truman Capote, Madeleine L'Engle, Ray ...more

member since

May 2009

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NYT bestselling author Joni Rodgers was born into a family of gospel/bluegrass musicians and grew up on stage, opening for huge-haired country music legends of the 60s and 70s. She continued performing until 1994, when she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and used the chemo downtime to complete her first two novels, both of which were published to critical acclaim. Joni's memoir, Bald in the Land of Big Hair (Harper Collins 2001), garnered glowing reviews around the world, was excerpted in Good Housekeeping, condensed by Reader’s Digest, and is still in print after ten years. It also launched Joni's public speaking career and brought her to the attention of celebrities and others who began asking her to help them tell their stories...more

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Books by Joni Rodgers

Average rating: 3.75 · 2,898 ratings · 626 reviews · 15 distinct works

	The Secret Sisters 2.84 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Bald in the Land of Big Hair: A True Story 3.86 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Hurricane Lover 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Sugar Land: A Novel 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	My rating:
	Crazy for Trying 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Sugarland 3.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	First You Write: The Worst Way to Become an Almost Famous Author And The Best Advice I Got While Doing It 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	A Little Bit Wicked by Joni Rodgers (Goodreads Author), Kristin Chenoweth 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Fast wie im Paradies. 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	My rating:
	Kahl im Land der Lockenwickler. Eine wahre Geschichte. 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	My rating:

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Joni Rodgers made a comment on the video: Bald in the Land of Big Hair book trailer "Thanks so much, Carole! Have a wonderful summer! "
May 26, 2012 04:04pm
Joni Rodgers liked Lori Petticrew's review of The Hurricane Lover: " This book really hit home with me. Being a born and raised Louisiana Coon-ass, I totally related to the book. Having to see and listen to the terrible Katrina news and lived thru Rita, those storms are something I will soon not forget. Dr. Corbin T... " Read more of this review »
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Joni Rodgers liked Karina's review of The Secret Sisters: " Bought this second hand from a girl on my street who was having a book sale due to a move & picked this out - for $1.00!!! LOVED IT!!! Basically it's the story of 3 sisters: one who's in jail for killing her sister's child, one who's widowed (a... " Read more of this review »
Feb 16, 2012 03:33pm · see review
Joni Rodgers liked Needleroozer's review of Sugar Land: " I wrote the following review for the Spring 1999 MSRRT Newsletter: It isn't often that the same book can make me break down in sobs and burst into raucous laughter. Sugar Land brought out both of these intense emotions. This story of two adult sist... " Read more of this review »
Feb 16, 2012 03:28pm · see review
Joni Rodgers marked as to-read: The Future of Publishing by Jane Friedman (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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