Ione is the author of Pride of Family, Four Generations of American Women of Color Summit Books, 1991, Paperback, Avon Books, 1993. Random House Harlem Moon Press, 2004. Recorded Books, 2005 Pride of Family is a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and on The New York Public Library 's list of 25 Books to Remember. Ione's memoir was inspired by the 1868 diary of her great grandmother, Frances Anne Rollin, author of both the earliest known diary written by a black southern woman and the first full length biography by an African American.

Ione has been a frequent contributor to The Village Voice, The Christian Science Monitor, Ms., Essence, Vogue, Oggi and numerous other publications. Her journals were published by Ballantine in Private Pages: American Women's Diaries, 1830s -1970s. Other publications include: The Coffee Table Lover, Piramida Negra: Collected Poems, This is a Dream and Listening in Dreams.

Her most recent publication is Nile Night; Remembered Texts from the Deep, 2008 from Deep Listening Publications. Ione travels extensively, giving readings and lectures and presenting workshops that focus on myth and memory, heritage and dreams.

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