Jo Barrett is a romance author who was born in Okinawa, Japan, yet the only Japanese word she understands is sushi.[citation needed]
She moved to San Antonio, Texas, and attended the University of Texas in Austin, where she received the Normandy Scholarship. After graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C. and began working as a staffer on Capitol Hill. While working full-time, she earned a law degree from Georgetown University. She then moved to New York City, worked briefly at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and began writing her first novel. She has traveled to more than 70 countries, and is a big fan of diplomacy and worldwide peacekeeping missions.
Books[]
Jo Barrett is the author of The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom which was published by Harper Collins / Avon Books in 2007 and optioned by CBS / Paramount Pictures with Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman's Production Company attached to produce.
External links[]
- Jo Barrett Official website
- Works by or about Jo Barrett in libraries (WorldCat catalog)