Please come to my reading of Courting Kathleen Hannigan at Women & Children First, on Thursday, March 6 at 7:30. I feel honored to be invited by this landmark independent bookstore, located at 5233 N. Clark Street in Chicago. Please come if you can!Read More
Thank you to Marsha Coleman Adebayo for inviting me to attend the Barnard Women’s Writing Group while I was in DC. We had a wonderful three-hour discussion of the writing process and telling the truith in fiction and in memoir, as well as the ins and outs of privately publishing our efforts.Read More
Had a most enjoyable lunch and discussion with the women of Winston & Strawn’s D.C. office. Thanks to May Wall and Susan Longstreet for organizing!Read More
If you are a member of the Chicago Bar Association Alliance for Women, check out their winter issue, with a wonderful interview by Lisa Seilheimer with me!Read More
MHR to Meet with Women of Bell Boyd Many thanks to the women of the law firm of Bell Boyd here in Chicago, who’ve invited me to speak with them on Tuesday, January 15. Chicago Women of AIPLA Invite MHR to Speak And thanks to the women of the American Intellectual Property Association for asking...Read More
Just learned that the American Library Association’s prestigious BOOKLIST reviewed CKH. The Review says “her novel paints a very precise picture of a place and time, showing what it meant to be a woman breaking glass ceilings. How Hannigan decides to testify in Ann Rose’s case is worth the wait.” Yay!!Read More
Go to www.annemini.com and read her interview with Mary and another author regarding the self-publishing and private publishing process. Anne is a wonderful writer with a truly original voice. If you haven’t read her work before, trust me, you’ll enjoy getting to know her and her blog, which is chock full of useful information...Read More
What a wonderful evening last night at Samuel Akainyah Gallery. Julieanna Richardson and Linda Mensch outdid themselves: a beautiful spread of delicious eatables, and a wonderful crowd. Thanks to all who braved the weather to be there. It was my first chance to read (myself) to a crowd, and it was fun! Thanks for being...Read More
The November 19 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin had a wonderful article by Pat Milhizer on page 3 (with a picture of a quizzical yours truly) under the “Amicus Curious” banner. Pat really captured the flavor of the book and its attempt to tell the truth through fiction. We had a great time...Read More
Mary and a group of lawyers with whom Mary and Michelle Obama worked while at Sidley & Austin, Chicago, met for a few minutes at a luncheon where Michelle Obama was the featured speaker: if you’ve never heard her, she is phenomenal! She’s been a little busy lately and hadn’t yet started CKH,...Read More
