Featured Books by Award-winning Author, Mary Lou Kayser
The River Only Runs One Way: Poems

The much-anticipated follow up to The Far Unlit Unknown, this latest collection of poems explores familiar themes including love, loss, hope, and grief, with an emphasis on our relationship to time and the changing natural world. Tender, poignant, and self-reflective, The River Only Runs One Way encourages readers to reflect on and appreciate their own journeys, connecting the different parts of their lives for deeper meaning, self-compassion, understanding, and success.
The Far Unlit Unknown: Poems

This is the book you will keep on your desk or bedside table for those times when you want to feel something deep, meaningful, and relevant to being alive. Readers describe the collection as "sensual," "romantic," and "mysterious." Give yourself and someone you love the gift of gorgeous language with this book.
Personal Branding Secrets for Beginners

This book is written for people who are new to personal branding. Practical, straight-forward, and simple to read, Personal Branding Secrets for Beginners has helped thousands of professionals start their personal branding journey clearly and confidently so that they can advance their career or business.
Leadership Limericks

Some quotes are well worth repeating
With a message designed for completing
The start to a speech
A new way to teach
And a fun way to kick off your next meeting
This book features a collection of original limericks based on quotes from thought leaders through the ages. Readers are always delighted and the limericks are fun to read out loud. Makes a fantastic gift for colleagues and friends!
If Today Was a Shape

If Today Was a Shape is a fun little children's book meant to be read aloud before bed or anytime reading a book together is a good idea. It teaches young minds to associate shapes with what they see out in the world. The illustrations are delightful and the poem has a friendly, musical cadence.