A poignant memoir that intertwines grief and resilience and offers hope following America's deadliest mass shooting -- OUT NOW!.
From Cover to Cover
On October 1, 2017, Mary Jo von Tillow’s world changed forever.
Her husband, Kurt, was killed in the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest in U.S. history. In just eleven minutes, her life—and the lives of thousands of others—were shattered.
But what followed was more than grief. Out of devastation came unexpected bonds with other survivors, advocates, and families who knew the same kind of loss. From a New York City firefighter who turned his post-9/11 pain into kindness, to a victims’ rights attorney who changed national law, to fellow widows and survivors who refused to give up, Mary Jo discovered what it means to carry tragedy together.
The Las Vegas Massacre Connections is both a deeply personal account and a collective portrait of resilience. Through Mark Gray’s in-depth reporting and Mary Jo’s courage to share her story, this book captures the enduring impact of Route 91 and the human strength that rises after unimaginable loss.
Meet Mary Jo
Widow of Kurt von Tillow, one of tge 58 people shot and killed at Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. She is a survivor of biggest mass shooting in United States history and an advocate for victims of mass violence. Mary Jo serves on the board of the Mass Violence Survivors Fund.
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Meet Mark Gray
Mark Gray is a longtime writer for People Magazine and Rolling Stone. His work has also been published in Entertainment Weekly, MSN and Las Vegas Weekly, and his past interviews have been cited by the New York Times, Daily Mail, the New York Post, Yahoo!, the Los Angeles Times and more. His Flip The Strip radio show on KXNT Las Vegas garnered national press throughout its two-year run, and he pens a weekly sports gambling column for Station Casinos. Mark wrote a first-person account of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting (from his perspective) about three hours after the bullets stopped flying. It was posted on RollingStone.com in the early morning of Oct. 2, 2017. He's written over 10,000 published articles as a journalist.
In The Media
"Heartfelt" -- Las Vegas Review Journal
"Remarkable Storytelling" -- TrueMurderPodcast
"Powerful" --Fox 5 Las Vegas
“If you’re human, you have human compassion for what [Mary Jo] and so many other people went through.” —Shannon Spake, TNT Host
"Really Enjoyed It" -- The Opperman Report
"Incredible Story" --Vegas Revealed
Reader Reflections
"The “Connections” book is so well-written and goes into some of the stories of the people that are involved in one way or another. It’s sad and wonderful at the same time. I so enjoyed it!"
Janet Tenney
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"It has arrived I’ve started and it’s amazing from the first word. I cannot wait to continue reading!"
Kathleen
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"Mary Jo is an amazing woman and incredibly shares her story so openly. Buy the book!!
JBat
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