Autumn 2021 kicks off with a bang as two powerhouse authors join us for a virtual talk on Thursday, September 23 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Internationally bestselling author, James Patterson, will join Hank Phillippi Ryan in conversation to discuss his latest novel, The Jailhouse Lawyer.

About James Patterson: James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. His enduring fictional characters and series include Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, and Ali Cross, along with such acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction as Walk in My Combat Boots, E.R. Nurses, and his autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson. Bill Clinton (The President Is Missing) and Dolly Parton (Run, Rose, Run) are among his notable literary collaborators. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. His latest novel, The Jailhouse Lawyer, will be released on September 21. Learn more about James HERE.

About Hank Phillippi Ryan: Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of 13 thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. Book critics call her “a master of suspense,” “a superb and gifted storyteller,” and she’s the only author to have won the Agatha in four different categories: Best First, Best Novel, Best Short Story and Best Non-Fiction. Her 2019 standalone, The Murder List, won the Anthony Award for Best Novel. Her latest novel, Her Perfect Life, will be released on September 14 and has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, which called it “A superlative thriller.” Learn more about Hank HERE.

This event is hosted in collaboration with Haley Booksellers and multiple Massachusetts Public Libraries. Signed copies of both Patterson's and Ryan's latest books will be available for sale before and during the event from our bookstore partner, Haley Booksellers.

Registration is required through the Norwood Public Library. The Zoom link for attending will be sent by email upon registering.