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WHDH-TV’s Hank Phillippi Ryan will be guest speaker on April 20 to share stories about writing
(Editor’s Note: The Saugus Public Library issued the following press release this week to let town residents know about the library hosting a special talk by TV reporter and book author Hank Phillippi Ryan from 6 to 7:45 p.m. on April 20 in the Community Room of the Saugus Public Library: An Inside Look at Fiction, Journalism, and the Mysteries of Both!)
How does an Emmy winning reporter become a USA Today best-selling author of fast-paced murder mysteries?
And how does a just-the-facts journalist add mystery fiction to her resume – and juggle being a reporter, an author, a wife and a grandmother?
Hank Phillippi Ryan has managed to mix the worlds of fact and fiction – in an amazing career from radio reporter to Rolling Stone Magazine to undercover investigations at Boston’s WHDH-TV. She’ll discuss the obstacles and challenges of a newbie in 1971, as well as the risks and rewards of an experienced senior reporter. The craziness, the fun, the stress – and how she ended up where she is at age 72.
She’ll also reveal how she made a major career move at midlife. Now an author of 14 novels, national reviews have called her “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Hank’s novels have been named Best Thrillers of the Year by Library Journal, New York Post, BOOKBUB, PopSugar, Real Simple Magazine and others. And she has won major awards – five Agathas, five Anthonys, two Macavitys, the Daphne, and Mary Higgins Clark Award. Hank’s current book is “The House Guest.”
How can you follow your dreams? A highly sought-after inspirational Speaker, Hank will have the scoop on mysteries, journalism, the mystery of television, and the mysteries of both. And who knows – it may change the plot of your life!
This event is sponsored by the New Friends of the Saugus Public Library. Spaces are limited. Register for this event on our online Events Calendar or call our Reference Dept., 781-231-4168, ext. 3106.
