Author Appearance & Book Signing: Mary Lou Sanelli

Mary Lou Sanelli is the author of Every Little Thing, a collection of essays that was nominated for a Washington State Book Award and a Pacific Northwest Book Award. Her newest title, In So Many Words, is forthcoming in September 2024. Previous titles include poetry, fiction,
non-fiction, and a new children's title, Bella Likes To Try. She has been a columnist for the Queen Anne/Magnolia News since 2009. She also contributes to the Opinion Page of The Seattle Times, and writes for Art Access magazine. Her essays have been aired on Weekend Edition, NPR, and other public radio stations. She also works as a speaker and a master dance teacher.

The Seattle Times said, "What Sanelli does in front of an audience is easier to recognize than it is to define. Her readings win an audience with poignant insights and gentle self-effacing humor."

So much more than a collection of essays, this is a writer's soul laid bare. Filled with universal experience, every page reveals Sanelli's profound understanding of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

In Every Little Thing: Small Breakthroughs, Big Mistakes, Endless Lessons, Sanelli proves that a narrative essay can be wise and vulnerable and nail what matters most in our lives, all in the same breath. No one tells-truth with more heart, humor, and accountability. With a voice that speaks of life as it is everyday lived-with joy, calm, worry, and alarm-Sanelli manages to write lyrically in warm, accessible language. One can learn so much from a writer who, wherever she goes she takes her readers along with her, her experiences becoming theirs, as well. These writings will make you miss the Northwest even if you've never been there. Gliding on sentences smooth as stone with the brightness of the author's enthusiasm, this book will delight, challenge, reassure, and steer any reader toward a higher capacity to expand life's smallest moments into our grandest triumphs.

For more information about her and her work, visit www.marylousanelli.com.

This is a FREE event and copies of Mary's books will be available for purchase.

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