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October 25, 2025 FALL FESTIVAL, CANANDAIGUA, NY
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Poster for Alice’s Boutique
ELLY’S TABLE
Selling all my books: Goodbye, Fat Larry, Murder on the Erie Canal, Dangerous Passion, and Searching for Serenity.
TRACY FONTAINE
Selling Beyond Lilla, a Mount Hope Cemetery ghost story.
HEIDI ASHWORTH
Selling Give My Regards to Mr. Eastman, historical fiction about George Eastman.
September 20, 2025 TRUE CRIME EXPO, WOOD LIBRARY, CANANDAIGUA, NY
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I was one of three true-crime authors featured in this Democrat & Chronicle article.
TRUE CRIME AUTHORS
True Crime Author panel at the Expo:
L to R: Gary Craig, R. Marcin, and Elly Stevens
EXPO AUDIENCE
August 16, 2025 BARNES & NOBLE BOOK SIGNING, PORTLAND, MAINE
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The B&N POSTER FOR GOODBYE, FAT LARRY
Elly signing books
Elly and Larry Cieslinski signed books for our valued followers in Maine.
LYNDA POWNALL-CARLSON AND ELLY
Jon Pownall’s daughter Lynda joined Elly and Larry at the book signing and invited all her friends and those connected to the story.
LARRY CIESLINSKI WITH RICHARD STANLEY (SEACOAST ONLINE)
Richard has shared Lynda’s story in the past.
HONORED GUESTS
Melanie Lavois, a child actor in Jon Pownall’s film, and her mom join Elly and Lynda at the book signing.
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Sept 5, 2025, PORTSMOUTH HERALD writer SHAWN P. SULLIVAN.
A snippet from the Seacoastonline article (can’t give away the whole story!)
Also included on yahoo.com and Newsbreak.com
March 3, 2021 B&N BOOK SIGNING, PITTSFORD, NY
first sale
My family
Me, Amanda, Eric and Hanne came to support me.
My first customer
Me with Carol Qualls, who worked with me at Kodak.
Author Diane Cook
I helped Diane with her memoir It Was Always You and Me, now Diane’s supporting me.
BOOKS ETC. EVENTS IN MACEDON, NY
Elly at books etc. →
Elly with her mystery, Murder on the Erie Canal, June 2021.
Photo by Larry Cieslinski.
Family photo
Hanne and Amanda with Elly
FOREVER FRIENDS
Friends Jeanne Buell and Frank Kachala join Elly to celebrate her book.
Eric finds this book hilarious!
Getting Your Book Published for Dummies
Tea Party at Books Etc.
Displaying three of my books at Books Etc. Photo by Maryanne Cieslinski Miller.
MICHAEL benson’s book signing AT BOOKS ETC.
Michael Benson’s: GANGSTERS VS. NAZIS:
April 2, 2022 SHOPS ON THE RIDGE, GREECE, NY
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Meet the Authors! Diane DiProspero-Cook, Elly Stevens, Sharon Cassano Lochman
Author Diane DiProspero-Cook
Diane’s memoir, It Was Always You and Me, is the story about her adoption and finding her biological family.
AUTHOR SHARON CASSANO LOCHMAN
Sharon writes books for young teens, including award-winning Stranded on Thin Ice.
JOE AND ELLY
Author Joe Janowicz came to celebrate Elly’s two fictional mysteries.
LARRY AND ELLY
Larry is holding Dangerous Passion and Elly is holding Murder on the Erie Canal.
May 21, 2022 HOAG LIBRARY'S LITERARY FAIR, ALBION, NY
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Fair featured authors LuAnn Henry, Elly Stevens, Eric Weatherbee, and Rick Eikel. See their book titles on the poster.
Elly’s presentation was such a big hit, they asked her to do it again for a special guest.
I read a chapter from Searching for Serenity in My Crazy Life and even got a few laughs.
jeff and elly stevens at lift bridge book shop in brockport, ny, JULY 7, 2021
Book signing for Dangerous Passion and Searching for Serenity in My Crazy Life. Saw an old friend there, Nelson Crosier.
B&N COLLEGETOWN BOOK SIGNINGS
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May 11, 2019 book signing for Dangerous Passion and Searching for Serenity in My Crazy Life.
Joe and elly with their new books
Joe Janowicz was signing his second novel, The Naked Dead.
SUZANNE BLESSING, LAYOUT ARTIST, WITH JOE AND ELLy
Joe displays his first book, Bang-Bang, You’re Dead at the December 7, 2019 book signing.
SCARE-A-CON 2019
Joe and Elly show their books at Scare-A-Con 2019.
ELLY GETS PRESS
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March 21, 2021, an article appeared in the Democrat & Chronicle written by Tracy Schuhmacher and Marcia Greenwood, which included my memory of Nick Tahou from Searching for Serenity in My Crazy Life.
PRESENTING A BOOK TO ALEX TAHOU
I wanted Nick Tahou’s son, Alex, to have a copy of my book with the story about his dad.
Article appeared in the local pennysaver
I wanted my granddaughter Amanda to know my stories and I dedicated Searching for Serenity in My Crazy Life to her.
