Johanna Garton is a sportswriter, distance runner, mother and cross country coach. Before the publication of her first book, she dabbled in nonprofit consulting, college teaching and had a brief but quickly extinguished career as a lawyer. Johanna has moved her family to China, been charged by an elephant, run 20-plus marathons and is addicted to sweaty, 6:00 AM yoga classes. A product of the first generation to be impacted by the passage of Title IX, she's passionate about mentoring girls and young women through their journeys in sports.

Johanna's third book, All in Stride, is the gripping story of American professional long distance runners Elvin Kibet and Shadrack Kipchirchir and their journey from Kenya to the United States. The book was named runner up for Sports Book of the Year by the American Writing Awards, and was also an American Writing Awards finalist in the category of narrative nonfiction.

Her second book, Edge of the Map, is a dramatic and inspiring work of creative nonfiction based on the life of trail-blazing mountaineer Christine Boskoff. The book was named a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and is currently being considered for production into a film.

Garton's first book, Awakening East, is a memoir tracing the joys and challenges of adopting two children from China. Eventually the reader lands in Asia, joining Johanna and her family on a heart-wrenching year of adventure and discovery.

Johanna loves connecting with readers and you can find her online at johannagarton.com, on Instagram at johannagartonbooks and on Facebook at facebook.com/johannagarton