When I shared the WSB-TV newsroom in Atlanta with Hank Phillippi Ryan back in the ‘70s, it was obvious even then that she was not only a terrific young reporter but a powerful storyteller, too. I correctly predicted she’d go far.

Nearly a quarter-century later to the day, Georgia Writers Museum presented back-to-back nights of the first-hand account of serial killer survivor Kathy Kleiner- Rubin Jan. 12-13 at The Plaza in Eatonton.

Hank Phillippi Ryan is a New York Times bestselling author who also has won 37 Emmys for her investigative journalism. She has written 15 psychological thrillers that collectively have won five Agatha Awards, five Anthony Awards, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award.

If you are a writer, published author, or wannabe author, Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) has exciting news. The Eatonton-based organization is bringing together budding and experienced authors for a powerful weekend of workshops, networking, and an overall fun and informative experience beginning 4-6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 with a cocktail reception and continuing through Sunday afternoon.

At about 3 a.m. on Jan. 15, 1978, Ted Bundy broke into the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University. Bundy, who escaped from a Colorado jail cell two weeks earlier, went on a violent rampage, fatally attacking two women by bludgeoning them with firewood and strangling them with stockings.

Noted sportswriter and college football TV personality Tony Barnhart presented his new book, The 19 of Greene: Football, Friendship, and Change in the Fall of 1970 to a packed house Dec. 5 as the final “Meet the Author” guest of the year for the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM).

From Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, there have been many great books written about the challenges of racial integration.

Georgia Writers Museum has announced the book launch of local writer Tara Rocker’s new book, My Sweet Home Georgia Cookbook.

With the approach of two major “eating” holidays – Thanksgiving and Christmas – opportunities abound to create and taste unique culinary delights. And who better to bring fresh ideas and tasty recipes than Johnathon Scott Barrett?

In Steven Cooper’s mystery, Desert Remains: A Gus Parker and Alex Mills Novel, someone is filling the desert caves around Phoenix with bodies – a madman who, in a taunting ritual, also leaves behind a record of his crimes etched into the stone.