Mary Potter Kenyon: 8 books

“Where is the handbook for widows?” Mary Kenyon lamented as she planned a funeral for the beloved husband whose triumph over cancer she chronicled in Chemo-Therapist: How Cancer Cured a Marriage. During the ensuing weeks, as she attempted to make sense of his untimely death, she filled two journals,...

Mary & Me: A Lasting Link Through Ink explores a thirty-year friendship between two women: one who had never learned to cultivate female friendships, and the other who had managed to gather and maintain a large group of friends throughout her adult life. The fact that thousands of handwritten letters...

Thought a few cents off your grocery bill was something to crow about? Think again. Step with Mary Potter Kenyon into the world of BOGOs and blinkies, of rebates and registers, of dumpster divers and double couponers. It's the crazy life of extreme couponing as only Kenyon, a coupon queen herself...

“We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.” —C. Day-Lewis Writing is one of the oldest and most effective means of self-exploration, self-expression, and self-discovery. In this new guided journal, Mary Potter Kenyon offers readers an opportunity to reflect...

Coupon Crazy examines the phenomena of avid coupon use and the socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors that construct it. By delving into the history of couponing, refunding, the science of shopping, and the dark underbelly of a coupon world the average American doesn’t even know existed, author...

When Mary Potter Kenyon’s husband David was diagnosed with cancer in the summer of 2006 she searched libraries and bookstores for books on cancer and the caregiving experience. What she discovered was a plethora of technical and medically-oriented books or those written by a caregiver whose loved...

"Total before coupons: $230. After coupons: $38. I’d combined high-value store coupons with manufacturer coupons so that most of the merchandise in my cart was free. The cashier carefully folded the receipt, smiling as she handed it to me. 'Great shopping. You saved almost $200.' This is what I...

Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries book series, "Poetry & Prose and More" offers a heartfelt collection of expressive writing by 18 women as they journey through different struggles including loss, mental illness, and more. Sharing our stories through different hardships touches the hearts...