Stories that illuminate change, connection, and the human experience.
Jenney Egertson has always been a storyteller. Throughout her career, she’s brought her love of connection and writing to high school classrooms, corporate America, and nonprofit clients as a communications consultant.
Her first book, Before I Leave, won a 2019 Independent Publisher Book Award. In her newest book, Selma’s Mayor, she shares the incredible life story and leadership of George Evans, the mayor of Selma, Alabama, from 2008 – 2016.
Jenney’s nonfiction writing is committed to research, relationships, and personal experience. Her love for the craft and for people helps her to bring three-dimensional depth to the two-dimensional page.
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In July 2000, Jenney Egertson met 80-year-old Maude Kelly, sparking an idea to give Maude—and other women over 80—a voice. Over years of interviews and writing, these women became her mentors and friends, teaching her about life’s challenges and inspiring her to reclaim her own voice as a woman and writer.
George Evans, a beloved mayor of Selma, Alabama (2008–2016), led with love and values shaped by the civil rights movement, embodying the link between social justice and local politics. In Selma’s Mayor, Jenney Egertson weaves biography and memoir to share his inspiring legacy and the profound impact he had on her life—and perhaps yours.
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