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Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
Special thanks to Barnes & Noble Booksellers of Garland, Texas for the book signing invite. It was my first one and the event went well. I sold over 20 books in three hours and met a plethora of great patrons who Fire wheel Mall. I look forward to returning soon with my next book.
Featured at UNT Barnes & Noble
My campus novel was featured at the University of North Texas Barnes & Noble bookstore on 3/4/26. It was a bittersweet return to my hometown in order to share my book with students and patrons at UNT. I hope to return this fall with a new campus novel called Early Morning with Dick. Kudos to the staff and patrons at this bookstore.
Jack Ryan storms Lexington, Kentucky
Jack Ryan takes Lexington, Kentucky by storm. My recent release Blame It on Socrates was featured in a local author fair at Joseph-Beth Booksellers located at Lexington Green. Great patrons and excellent staff as well as hospitable hostess the whole day through. I look forward to returning soon.
Interview for Sage Social Justice Project
Sage Publishing invited me to contribute to its Social Justice collection on the Sage Research Methods platform based on my conference paper, “To Be or Not to Be: The Challenge to Teach Humanities Courses in the Age of AI.” This project included a filmed academic interview to be produced in Washington, D.C., for university-level teaching and research; publication is scheduled for 2027. This invitation recognizes my scholarship on humanities education and the ethical implications of AI.
NEW BOOK RELEASE UPCOMING!
A Chance Encounter. A Nation on Edge. A Young Man Drawn into the Inner Circle of Power.
Early Morning with Dick, a gripping work of historical fiction by Jack Ryan, will be published by Woodbridge Publishers on June 14, 2026.
What if history didn’t knock—but stopped to talk?
Set against the charged backdrop of late-1960s Washington, Early Morning with Dick follows Ryan Murphy, a first-year law student at Georgetown University whose life is forever altered after a chance, early-morning encounter with President Richard Milhous Nixon on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. What begins as an improbable exchange evolves
into a series of clandestine meetings—intimate conversations that blur the lines between mentorship, manipulation, and moral reckoning.
As Murphy navigates the pressures of law school alongside the growing weight of national secrets, the novel becomes a powerful meditation on ambition, service, and the cost of proximity to power. With the shadow of Watergate looming and intelligence agencies taking notice, Murphy must confront a defining question: how close is too close when the foundations of democracy begin to fracture?
In the tradition of classic political fiction, Early Morning with Dick captures the inner workings of Washington with precision and tension. It blends the moral awakening of youth with the unsettling realization that institutions are not immune to corruption. Seen through the eyes of a young man standing at the threshold of history, the novel offers a fresh and compelling perspective on one of America’s most turbulent eras.
At its core, this is a coming-of-age story set within the corridors of power—one that asks what it means to grow up when belief in institutions is faltering and when the choices of the young may shape the future of the republic.
Smart, suspenseful, and quietly provocative, Early Morning with Dick reminds readers that history is not only shaped by presidents and scandals—but by those close enough to ask difficult questions, and courageous enough to hear the answers.
Publication Date: June 14, 2026 Publisher: Woodbridge Publishers, London, England
For media inquiries, review copies, or interview requests, please contact: Jack Ryan / jackryanwrites1961@gmail.com
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