Mary Lou Falcone

Mary Lou Falcone, author of "I Didn't See It Coming: Scenes of Love, Loss, and Lewy Body Dementia," is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for 50 years has helped guide the careers of celebrated artists - Van Cliburn, Gustavo Dudamel, Renee Fleming, Sir Georg Solti and James Taylor. Combining communication skills with her background as a performer and educator, she has become and advocate for Lewy body dementia (LDB) awareness. Her late husband, the illustrator/painter Nicky Zann, died from LBD in 2020.

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Caregiver, Heal Thyself

Mary Lou Falcone, Jessi Gold and Maddie Norris come to Tucson with stories about their experience as caregivers ... for better and for worse. As fulfilling as the time may be, caregivers must learn to take care of themselves, too.

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  
Sat, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Mary Lou Falcone, Jessi Gold, Maddie Norris
Moderator: Samuel Cohon

The Writer's Life

Join two authors and a longtime publicist as they explain the joy and heartache of being a writer and promoting their works. What is their writing process? How did they find a publisher? And how have they promoted their finished work?

Student Union Kachina (Seats 100)  
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (on Mall) (following presentation)  

Panelists: Mary Lou Falcone, Paul Lisicky, Joel Waldman
Moderator: Patty Machelor

Book:

I Didn't See It Coming

Scenes of Love, Loss and Lewy Body Dementia
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
East End Press
October 2023
ISBN 9781734526899
304 pages