by maryanngrau | Feb 8, 2020 | Blog
My family and I exchanged gifts after our Christmas dinner and the first present I opened was a beautiful white cashmere sweater. No one advised me to throw my old sweaters away. Much as I loved this new sweater, I was happy that I could keep all my old comfy...
by maryanngrau | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
I’m happy to share that my book was awarded Honorable Mention in the Self-Published Book Awards. The judge’s commentary: “I’m not usually a fan of the memoir-as-memorial, overcoming-bad-odds type of books because they’re often more self-serving than inspiring,...
by maryanngrau | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog
Barnes & Noble book signing event. This is me with Oncologist Dr. Brian DiCarlo. He wrote the forward for Cancer and Fishnet Stockings. Williams-Sonoma book signing event. Using the recipe from my book, the store made Harold’s Pancakes and shared them with curious...
by maryanngrau | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog
This short video is wonderful. Take a peek. It will delight you. ...
by maryanngrau | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog
Now that Cancer and Fishnet Stockings is published, I’m determined to get serious about that short story I’ve been working on. My characters are well defined and the plot firmly established in my mind but the action seems to be going nowhere! I’m sitting in front of...