Memoir
Author Joan Griffin lives under the spell of wanderlust. She takes wing, whenever possible, for actual destinations near and far and for literary locales in the pages of books. A native Californian and proud UCLA Bruin, Joan lives in the Northern California foothills of the majestic Sierra Nevada, a world she loves exploring. Joan navigated her way through two careers—marketing computers, then sailboats—before applying her love of storytelling to her dual passions of teaching and writing. Retired after 25 years of teaching middle school, Joan currently teaches classes in literature and history at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Sierra College.
Joan’s adventure memoir, Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle the John Muir Trail, was published in 2023 by Black Rose Writing. She is currently writing her second memoir about growing up adopted, Strangers in My Blood, scheduled for release in 2027.
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