
I joined the waves of neighbors who also felt the pull just to be out in the open air
EVENTS
Mary Lea is available for speaking engagements, book club visits, readings, church group events, travel clubs, schools, and private events—both virtual and in person.
To inquire about her availability, please see the contact page
Go to the YouTube channel for a few videos.
At the Tattered Cover-previous book tour
PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY/author book talk: OFF THE SHELF series
Join me for a lively author talk at the Lamanda Park branch of The Pasadena Public Library: their OFF THE SHELF series, Author Journeys. . . book signing to follow.
Holy Family Book Store
Join me after Sunday Masses in Holy Family’s wonderful book store.
BOOK EVENT w/JULIENNE FINE FOODS & PEARLS BOTIQUE
Come sip, shop and socialize with me AND get your personalized signed copy!

Across the Street Around the Corner: A road Home
World Traveler, Mary Lea Carroll, discusses her upcoming book Across the Street Around the Corner: A road Home. Written during the pandemic, Carroll finds a way to travel the world when forced to stay home. She reconnects with neighbors and walks through both her own block and her childhood memories, ultimately asking how we create neighborhoods worth cherishing.
Saturday, May 4, 2024
3:30pm - 4:30pm, Mountain View Mausoleum
Visit LitFestintheDena.org for full details

Vroman's Live Mary Lea in conversation with Lian Dolan for Somehow Saints
The author of Saint Everywhere is answering the call from fans for more reports from her quest to learn from some quietly extraordinary women--and a man or two--who have changed the world. Mary Lea Carroll travels to shrines and hometowns to learn about such amazing people as Saint Marie of Quebec, who founded the first girls' school in the New World; philanthropist-turned-saint Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia; Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland; Sudanese native Saint Josephine Bakhita, who ended up living in Venice, Italy; and Pierre Touissant, the 19th-century slave-turned-hairdresser in New York City who is in the process of being canonized. In between her travels, Mary Lea connects with everyday heroes she encounters in her daily life, all inspiring her to continue her own journey to be a better citizen of the world. (Prospect Park Books)

Holy Family (11/12, 7:00PM) Somehow Saints Conversation
The Holy Family Bookstore
Presents
A Conversation With Mary Lea Carroll On Her New Publication –
Somehow Saints
More Travels In Search Of The Saintly
Thursday, Nov 12th at 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Via Zoom only
The author of the popular book, Saint Everywhere, Mary Lea will be joined by Anne Yee, manager of HF Bookstore to discuss more stories and fun travels from her quest to learn about the lives of some remarkable Catholic women -and a man or two- who will live forever through their deeds.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5951788476?pwd=aEZNekxHUVkydVhlZUlOUXh6Wnhxdz09
Meeting ID: 595 178 8476
Passcode: 995634
Phone in: 669.900.6833
Signed copies of the book are available in the bookstore now!