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Mari Andrew
PronunciationMah-ree Andrew
BornSeptember 28, 1986
Alma materNorth Park University
Occupation(s)Writer and illustrator
Years active2015 - present

Mari Andrew is an American writer and illustrator. Her illustration career started as a hobby in 2015 when she pursued it as a form of self-expression.[1] Andrew is a New York Times best-selling author of two books.[2]

Career

Books

Andrew's first book, Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood, was published by Clarkson Potter on March 27, 2018.[2][3][4] Getting There, a guided workbook and companion to Am I There Yet?, followed in April 2019. She has since released her second novel of essays and illustrations, My Inner Sky, published by Penguin Random House on March 2, 2021.[4]

Am I There Yet? received global praise and was recognized on the 2018 New York Times Best Sellers list.[5] Rachel Brosnahan will be producing Mari Andrew's Am I There Yet? as a comedy series through Amazon Studios. The series is written by screenwriter Camilla Blackett, and produced by Alexandrea Zimbler Smith, Paige Simpson, Brosnahan, and Andrew herself.[6]

Andrew's career also includes a series of book tours and workshops on "creativity, healing, and personal resilience".[2] Such workshops on writing and illustration are organized through Skillshare.

References

  1. ^ Carleton, Audrey (July 23, 2017). "Instagram's Mari Andrew on living her happiest life". The McGill Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mari, Andrews. "Mari Andrew's Personal Website". bymariandrew.com/about/.
  3. ^ "On the Rocky Road to Adulthood, Illustrator Asks 'Am I There Yet?'".
  4. ^ a b "Mari Andrew | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Best Sellers - Books - April 15, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 26, 2021). "'Am I There Yet?' Comedy Series In Works At Amazon From Camilla Blackett, Rachel Brosnahan & Mari Andrew". Deadline. Retrieved March 16, 2021.