Joie Davidow
Joie Davidow is an author and editor. She was born in Philadelphia, United States, to a Romanian mother and Russian father and grew up in New Jersey.[1] Davidow was one of the founders of the L.A. Weekly, a newspaper that has been publishing in Los Angeles since December, 1978.[2] She launched the monthly magazine L.A. Style in 1982, covering all areas of style, from fashion, interior design and architecture to food and travel.[3] It became the fastest growing newspaper in the United States and was acquired by American Express Publishing in 1985. She is the author of a memoir about living with a facial port wine stain, Marked for Life (Harmony) and with Esmeralda Santiago she edited two story anthologies, Las Mamis and Las Christmas (both published by Knopf). She is currently a founder and the editor of a weekly online magazine www.inromenow.com, and makes her home in Rome, Italy.
Books
- Joie Davidow, I Wouldn't Leave Rome to Go to Heaven 2008 ISBN 1-4363-1186-1
- Joie Davidow, Marked for Life, Harmony 2003, ISBN 978-1-4000-4741-3
- Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow, Las Mamis, Knopf 2000, ISBN 978-0-375-40879-3
- Joie Davidow, Infusions of Healing, Fireside 1999, ISBN 978-0-684-85416-8
- Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow, Las Christmas, Knopf 1998, ISBN 978-0-375-40151-0
References
- ↑ Michael Quintanilla (September 26, 1995). "Saying 'Yes' to a Glossy Read on Latino Life". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ↑ LA Weekly - Supplement - L.A. Weekly: The paper That Wouldnât Die - Greg Burk - The Essential Online Resource for Los Angeles
- ↑ Morgan, John (August 8, 2003). "'L.A. Style' editor erasing birthmark's stigma". USA Today.