Meet local author Daleen Berry, a New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker. Since 1988 she has been an award-winning print journalist, columnist and editor who recently crossed over to write for online publications such as The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, and the BBC.

"Sister of Silence," a memoir, her first book, was published in 2011. Since then she has written or co-written eight other nonfiction books, including "The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese," "Pretty Little Killers," "Cheatin' Ain't Easy," "Tales of the Vintage Berry Wine Gang," "Shatter the Silence," the sequel to SOS and, "Appalachian Murders & Mysteries," an anthology. Join us and learn about the process of researching, writing and publishing.

This virtual event is open to all via Webex, a user-friendly conferencing platform. Participants can choose to connect online for both audio and visual or just by phone (audio only), depending on your comfort level and internet availability. Participants must register by noon on January 20, with an active email address. Registered participants will receive an emailed invitation link to the virtual meeting.

This event is planned in conjunction with the January selection for the “Beyond the Book” Club, Pretty Little Killers, by Daleen Berry. If you would like to read the book and join the discussion group, details are available in the January 27 event listing.