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Hometown Authors Reception - Boston, MA 2011
  
Joseph Finder Michele McPhee Dennis Lehane
     
Hank Phillippi Ryan William Martin Daniel James Palmer Michele McPhee Casey Sherman Chuck Hogan
 
Chris Cooper Mayor Thomas Menino
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New England Crime Bake - Dedham, MA 2011
  
Christine Witthohn Daniel James Palmer Michael Palmer
  
Barbara Ross Daniel James Palmer Vincent O'Neil
   
Valerie Santangelo & Barry Eisler Host, Barry Eisler Hank & Jonathan Ryan Sheila Connolly & Gary Braver
2011 Program
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Bookstock 2011 - Winslow House, Marshfield, MA
Actor Chris Cooper
  
Hank Phillippi Ryan; Casey Sherman Andre Dubus III
  
Hank Phillippi Ryan Michele McPhee William Martin
 
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Arlington Town Day 2011 - Haley Booksellers
 
Michele McPhee - A Professor's Rage Gary Braver - Tunnel Vision
  
Arnold Daniels Janyce Slack Michele McPhee; Gerry Dembrowski
  
Gary Braver John Harrison Howie Carr - Hitman
Bouchercon - San Francisco - October 2010
Sandra Lee appears in Lee Child's CBS Interview!
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6987175n&tag=api
November 12-14, 2010
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Thriller Fest V - New York - July 2010
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ITW Thrillerfest V Photos - July 10, 2010
(Ken Follet; William Martin; Lisa Gardner; Joseph Finder) |
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Dedham Public Library - Pre-Crime Bake 2010
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Masters of Suspense (Casey Sherman; Michele McPhee & Howie Carr)
Cape Codder - Hyannis, MA July, 2011
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Sandra & Lee Child
Lee's 61 Hours Tour - 2010 |
New Jersey - 6/10/10
Brookline, MA - 6/03/10 |
Sandra & William Martin
City of Dreams Tour - 2010
Barnes & Noble - Bellingham, MA 5/15/10 |
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In honor of her brother, Sandra has donated all her audio rights to The Perkins Talking Library. Student volunteers record Sandra's works, and all proceeds from audio sales directly benefit The Perkins School for the Blind! See 'Contact & Ordering' Tab to order.
http://www.perkins.org
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Books & Bands Event
February 2010 - Paradise Theater/Boston |
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~ Click above image to watch video clip ~
Sandra joined best-selling authors, Andre Dubus III; William Martin; Hank Phillippi Ryan; Michael Palmer; Mark Vonnegut; Joseph Finder; Gary Braver; Lisa Gardner and Tess Gerritsen (Lee Child was snowed in in NY) at the February 16, 2010 'Books & Bands' event.
The authors gathered to celebrate the release of Michael Palmer's new best-seller; 'The Last Surgeon'. Michael generously coordinated the launch party with fund-raising for The Home Base Program (a cause formed by MGH & Red Sox Foundation).
Boston Herald Article
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Mass Lawyer’s Weekly, March 9, 2009
Former legal secretary pens tell-all ‘novel’
Published: March 9, 2009
Sandra Lee's Diary
Sandra Lee's 20-plus years working at large Boston law firms ended abruptly in 2005 when she collapsed as a result of chronic fatigue syndrome. Afterward, she started a journal as a way of processing her time as a legal secretary and paralegal.
"It was basically a tool for venting and understanding things," she says.
That diary turned into an 88-page novel called "Time Served," which was published in January by Publish America. Although the book is fictional, Lee says she either experienced or witnessed everything she wrote about. Mostly, she says, the book is an expose of law-firm culture.
"It's not healthy in so many ways," she says of that culture. "It's very tightly controlled .... It felt a little like indentured servitude."
Although Lee, 43, will not name the five firms at which she worked, she says they are among the top 10 largest general practice firms in the city.
She describes an environment in all the firms as one in which legal support staffers are overworked, underappreciated and generally mistreated. Lee lays the blame squarely on what she describes as poorly trained managers.
"It's not intended to be a law-firm basher," she says of her book. "It's basically to heighten the awareness about the mismanagement of law firms."
The other purpose of "Time Served," she adds, is to "inspire workers nationwide who feel they are in unhealthy working environments to get out before it is too late, before it takes a toll on your health."
In tandem with her new book, Lee also has a new action figure. The idea was hatched after Lee called Herobuilders.com in Oxford, Conn., to order a Sarah Palin doll modeled after the Republican vice presidential nominee. She ended up talking about her new book with the owner of Herobuilders.com, who liked the idea of a secretary action figure, along the lines of "Joe the Plumber," and fashioned one using Lee's photo. She also recorded lines for the doll including the following zingers: "Get your own coffee; I'm not a waitress!" and "My hours are 9 to 5."
"I just think it's something fun for secretaries or administrative assistants to have; a stress-reliever." Lee says.
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The Quincy Sun - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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The Boston Herald - Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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Tracked Down: Ke$ha, Ayla Brown, Heidi Watney & more...
Ayla Brown rocking out with the Thaddeus Hogarth and James Montgomery bands at the Books & Bands event at The Paradise to raise some dough for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress . . . Local authors Gary Braver, Lee Child, Andre Dubus III, Joseph Finder, Lisa Gardner, Tess Gerritsen, Sandra Lee, William Martin, Hank Phillippi Ryan and Mark Vonnegut helping their colleague Michael Palmer launch his new bestseller “The Last Surgeon” at the same event, with proceeds from the sale of the book going to the Red Sox [team stats] Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program . . . Former middleweight champ “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler making a mad dash from Logan International Airport to The Kowloon in Saugus for a bag of takeout during a layover in Boston before boarding a trans-Atlantic flight . . . NESN vixen Heidi Watney ripping it up at The Greatest Bar to DJ Joe Bermudez . . . WBZ reporter Sera Congi checking out Vermont homey and Emerson grad Morgan Page at an electronic music fest at Felt . . .
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1233356 |
The Boston Globe - Tuesday, February 16, 2010 |
Words and deeds
Ayla Brown is probably busier than ever, and one of her gigs is tonight’s Books & Bands Support Our Veterans at the Paradise. The evening also stars Michael Palmer, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Sandra Lee, Lee Child, Mark Vonnegut, and other authors who will mingle and sign copies of their books. The James Montgomery Blues Band and Thaddeus Hogarth (pictured) play throughout the evening. This benefit is for the Home Base Program, which helps veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars suffering from deployment-related stress and/or traumatic brain injury. 7 p.m. $30 (includes dessert buffet), $100 (6 p.m. VIP reception includes meet-and-greet with authors and hors d’oeuvres). The Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 877-598-8689. www.livenation.com 
© Copyright 2010 Globe Newspaper Company.
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Book Launches & Signings ...
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~ Serenity by the Sea Celebration ~
Provincetown, MA
(Recovering Hearts Books; Provincetown Bookshop; Now Voyager Books & Gallery)
October 18-21, 2010 |
~ Launch Party for 'Time Served' ~
April, 2009
The Water Club - (Marina Bay)
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Author's book signing at Quincy Medical Center on Aug. 28
The Patriot Ledger
Local author Sandra Lee will conduct a book signing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Piatti Gifts in the Quincy Medical Center. Lee worked as a legal secretary and paralegal before collapsing in 2005 from chronic fatigue syndrome. Her writing is considered inspirational and has covered the topics of panic disorder and alcoholism. The author will sign her books, ''Time Served'' and ''Dear Alcohol.'' Books will be available for purchase or attendees can bring their own copies. Her third book, ''Separate Peace'' is in the editing process. For more information, call 617-376-5509.
Copyright 2009 The Patriot Ledger. All Rights Reserved.
Record Number: http://www.southofboston.com/820514/100 August 18, 2009
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