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 has sold more copies with every subsequent year.

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

Featured Speaker

Johanna speaks at Arts & Culture events, talking about her mother’s life and memoir, as well as her own experiences as a spy’s daughter. She’s also spoken and led group discussions around the theme of Dare to be Fabulous. Please contact Bordertown Publishing for more information about her speaking engagements.

“In This Life” on Substack

Johanna recently launched the Substack publication, In This Life. Join her there!