Joanne M. Anderton aka Johana Gast Anderton aka J. M. G. Anderton

Books:
-  The Glass Rainbow, The Story of Depression Glass, Trojan Press, North Kansas City, MO, 1969, eight reprints. (pioneer work on subject), OP.
-  Twentieth Century Dolls, From Bisque to Vinyl, Trojan, 1971, OP.
-  Sewing for Twentieth Century Dolls, Vol. 1, Trojan, 1972, 1979, 1996. OP
* Sewing for Twentieht Century Dolls, Vol. 1, Hobby House Press, 1998. OP
-  The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Cloth Dolls from Rag Baby to Art Object, 1984, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Lombard, IL 60148, OP.

-  More Twentieth Century Dolls, From Bisque to Vinyl, Athena Publishing Company, North Kansas City, MO 1974, OP
* More Twentieth Century Dolls, From Bisque to Vinyl, Vol. 1, A-H, 1979, 1981, 1983, Wallace-Homestead, OP
* More Twentieth Century Dolls, From Bisque to Vinyl, Vol. 2, I-Z, 1979, 1981, 1983, Wallace-Homestead, OP
* Johana’s Dolls, A Reprint of Her Magazine Articles, Athena, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975. OP
* The Last Christmas Doll, Story, Paper Doll, and Patterns for Two Dolls, Studio J, Orlando, FL, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. OP
* Sewing for Twentieth Century Dolls, Vol. 2, Hobby House Press, Grantsville, MD, 1998. OP
* Portrait Paper Doll of Loula Long Combs, Kansas City Museum, 2008.
* The Story of the Velvet Bears, self-published from 6-page magazine story and illustrations In Teddy Bears and Friends

Books Edited/Designed/Produced by Johana:
* Favorite Recipes Cookbook from Artists of the Original Paperdoll Artists Guild, 1986, Paper Doll Heaven, Studio J. OP
* The Complete Book of McKee Glass, Sandra McPhee Stout, Trojan, 1972. OP
* Dressing Dolls in 19th Century Fashions, Albina Bailey, Trojan, 1975. OP
* Effanbee Dolls, Kelly Ellenberg, Trojan, 1973
* Much Ado About Dolls, R. Lane Herron, Wallace-Homestead, 1979. OP
* Ten miscellaneous convention souvenir books, 1984-1992

Magazine and Newspaper Articles and Columns; Quarterly and Monthly newsletters articles:
* Too many to enumerate.

Currently
Teaching writing, art, and quilting classes in the North Kansas City School District Community Education program.
Teaching quilting and journaling in a church-sponsored program.
Editing monthly newsletter for the Greater Kansas City Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group of St. Luke’s Hospital Kansas City.
Managing Editor, Original Paper Doll Artists Guild, Intl. newsletter (magazine).
Writing every day.

Experience
Owned and operated several successful businesses over a thirty year period.
Did original research across the country, New York to Seattle, and published pioneer reference works on Depression glass and doll collecting.
Ten books of non-fiction published, 1969-1994, all but one now out of print since 2001.
Owned and operated a doll shop and mail order business in North Kansas City, Missouri for six years.
Published couple of hundred magazine articles and two long-running newspaper columns.
Established Athena Publications in 1974, sold to American Broadcasting Company in 1976 in one of their diversification moves. (Athena published books on various collectibles.)
“Retired” to Florida in 1984.Owned and operated an antiques shop there, plus doing 34 antiques shows a year. (Returned to Kansas City in 1995.)
Began writing fiction in 1996; sold two short stories to magazines; decided I’d rather write books.
Original artwork published in magazines, as convention souvenirs, and for catalogs.
Small business selling my artwork direct via internet and shows
Organized and managed national collectors’ conventions.
Worked as Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader for ten years.
Taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for more years than I can remember.
Raised two children.

Manuscripts Available
Eleven books in a series for middle readers and teens.
Several each in a murder mystery series, a late-life romance series, and an FBI series.

Also
Synopses of 52 titles for girls, middle readers and teens.
Synopses of 17 titles for boys, middle readers and teens.