Local Author Nancy J. Ruda stops in for a book signing event at the LaSalle Public Library from 11:30-1:30pm.

She will be signing copies of her book, Outside In, a new thriller that is also available for checkout at the library.  She will also be available to answer questions about her writing process, publishing, and any other questions one might have for a published writer.

Outside In is the debut of author, Nancy J. Ruda (nanc), and the fulfillment of a lifelong dream and goal. Her future changed forever when she was a sophomore at LaSalle-Peru Township High School and joined the staff of the student newspaper as a reporter and feature writer. Until that time, she was convinced that she wanted to be a teacher. But, she fell in love with the power of writing, and the rest is history.

She went on to earn her bachelor of science degree in journalism/advertising from Northern Illinois University (DeKalb, Ill.) and worked as a copywriter/copyeditor and account manager for several major advertising and promotion agencies in Chicago, including McCann Erickson; Tatham, Laird, and Kudner; Joseph S. Maier & Associates; and Davidson Marketing.

She and her husband, Ron, moved to Kankakee in 1986. She opened njr Marketing Enterprises in 1997. During this time, she was also a regular contributor of feature stories for The Kankakee Daily Journal.