Mari Andrew is a writer, artist, and speaker based in New York City. She is the author of Am I There Yet? and posts her writing and illustrations on Instagram at @bymariandrew.
Praise for My Inner Sky
“Andrew’s new book is a calming tonic for uncertain times. It has
essays and illustrations about overcoming life’s obstacles and
learning to embrace `day, night and all the times in between.’ Her
writing shines in a way that makes the reader feel seen.”
–Washington Post
“There's something about Mari Andrew's words and illustrations that
make you feel at home. My Inner Sky reminds readers of the
shared grief, joy, and sorrow that we experience throughout
life—and how to cope with it.”
—Marie Claire
“Looking for a grounding read? This collection of essays and
illustrations can help you out with that. It’s broken into four
dreamy sections: twilight, golden hour, night, and dawn. Each one
tackles emotions–from trying to heal after trauma to finding love
in surprising places. Plus, this book will look cute on your coffee
table when you’re finished with it.”
—Cosmopolitan
“A bestselling author writes poignantly about finding beauty in
darkness and hope in the face of despair. She’s my favorite
Instagram poet (yes, that’s a thing), and it’s hard to imagine
finding a brighter source of light than her words and
illustrations.”
—Adam Grant, award-winning psychologist, author, educator, and
public speaker
“To say this year has been challenging is an understatement and
it's easy to despair at the scale of the loss we are collectively
experiencing accross the globe. This book is a reminder that
healing is humbling, that resilience is beautiful, that there is
joy in choosing yourself and that life is made of little moments
worth paying attention to and celebrating. Mari makes no grand
pronouncements and doesn't offer any easy advice. Instead she
shares with us one word and one illustration at a time why being
alive is so damn worth it.”
—Aminatou Sow, author of Big Friendship
“Mari Andrew’s words and artwork in My Inner Sky are exactly what
the world needs now: hopeful, uplifting, and healing. This book is
for anyone who needs an infusion of light in their life.”
—Ally Love, founder and CEO of Love Squad, Peloton instructor,
and host of Basics of Bossing Up
“Mari Andrew is so relatably thrilled, frustrated, and fascinated
by life—so recognizably human—that it's impossible not to root for
her, and in doing so, root for all of us. My Inner Sky is the deep,
peaceful exhale everyone needs right now and always.”
—Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink
“Mari Andrew has a jeweler’s eye. She teaches us to look at the
world, and then to look again—to make a scared ritual of the
ordinary, to search for magic in the mundane, and to excavate
beauty from pain. Her collection of essays, My Inner Sky, is an
enchanting, big-hearted study of how to navigate the in-betweenness
of grief, illness, love and, ultimately, of healing. Through
Andrew’s stories, we travel through her innermost thoughts, the
turbulent passages of her past, and all around the world—Spain,
Greece, Australia, France, and the streets of New York City. At
each turn, she uncovers hard-earned coins of wisdom in the most
unlikely places. This book is a wonder, and a must-read for the
heartsick, the suffering, the lonely, the seeking, which is to say:
All of us.”
—Suleika Jaouad, author of Between Two Kingdoms
“A timely and modern prompt to allow, even celebrate, the full
spectrum of emotion and experience into our lives, the pain, the
splendor, and the many, many nuances in between.”
—Zoë Foster Blake, author of Break-Up Boss
“Her astonishment with human resilience jumps off every page. Her
prose and her artwork both paint generous, vivid portraits of her
emotional self. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic
(2015).”
—Booklist
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