Joan Moran
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Joan Moran is the author of nine books spanning crime fiction, memoir and nonfiction. Her latest novel, Up From Hell: Echoes of the Past Crimes in Central Texas Book 1 is a gritty Texas crime thriller and the first book in the Crimes in Central Texas trilogy. Available now on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo and Google Play. Joan holds two master's degrees in Theater and Education. She founded the Meadows Playhouse, Las Vegas's first year-round professional theater and received the Governor's Award for Distinguished Excellence in Theater in Nevada. She trained as a producing fellow at the American Film Institute before spending fifteen years writing and producing films in Hollywood. A motivational speaker, yoga and meditation instructor, and longtime contributor to HuffPost and Sixty and Me, Joan now lives in Austin, Texas where she is writing the second book in the trilogy. During this time, Joan also pursued a career as a motivational speaker and blogger. As a keynote speaker, Joan commanded the stage with her delight humor, raw energy and wealth of life experiences. She spread her knowledge and energy as she combined 15 years of theater experience as well as over 13 years of experience as a yoga and meditation instructor at UCLA. Joan began her writing journey with her memoir, 60, Sex & Tango, Confessions of a Beatnik Boomer. Other books followed: I’m the Boss of Me: Stay Sexy, Smart & Strone at Any Age, a compilation of her most popular blogs, An Accidental Cuban, a thriller that takes place in modern day Havana. The novel is currently in development for a streaming series. Her recently published book, Once A Homecoming Queen, is a darkly humorous take on senior alcoholism. Joan also adapted Once A Homecoming Queen into an award winning screenplay. Her latest book is a memoir of her mother: Suddenly Jewish: The Life and Times of My Jewish Mother. She is now writing the second installment of her crime fiction trilogy.
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    • The Life and Times of My Jewish Mother
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