ABOUT BORDERTOWN PUBLISHING 

In January, 2016, Lillian McCloy celebrated her 90^th birthday. For this momentous occasion, her daughter Johanna McCloy presented her with the following gift: she would transcribe, edit, and publish the memoir that Lillian drafted on her Selectric typewriter over 20 years before.

Johanna McCloy, a freelance writer and editor, published Six Car Lengths Behind an Elephant: Undercover & Overwhelmed as a CIA Wife and Mother under the Bordertown Publishing imprint in July, 2016. With no advance marketing and very limited exposure, Lillian McCloy’s memoir garnered prominent author endorsements and rave reader reviews. (The book sells more copies every year.)

Bordertown Publishing has since released two more book publications: Dare to be Fabulous and the Dare to be Fabulous Journal Notebook.

TALKS & PRESENTATIONS

Johanna gives talks and presentations about her mother’s CIA memoir, that life, and her own experiences as a spy’s daughter. She has also led group discussions around the spirit and theme of Dare to be Fabulous. Please contact Bordertown Publishing if you’re interested in having Johanna speak at a future event.

JOIN JOHANNA ON SUBSTACK

In addition to her work with Bordertown Publishing, Johanna has a publication on Substack, titled In This Life. Join her there!