Author, Speaker & Journalist
Sally J. Ling is an author, speaker and journalist. She has interviewed Olympic champions, world-renowned men-of-the-cloth, attorneys who compose music, Carnegie Hall performers, high-powered developers, politicians and TV personalities. She’s covered landscape controversy, Mickey Mantle memorabilia, WWII exhibits, historic walking tours, doggie day cares, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs. She’s even been a ghostwriter.
Sally loves interviewing people and believes “everyone has a story.” She is committed to finding buried, forgotten, or unusual stories and bringing them to her readers in a compelling manner.
Author
Sally has written five books including three non-fiction books on local southern Florida history, a children’s book of historical fiction, and a book fund raising with golf. (See below.) She believes the heart of any community is in the history of its people and seeks to ferret out those stories.
Journalist
She was a special correspondent for the Sun Sentinel newspaper for four years where hundreds of her articles appeared, and as a freelance journalist dozens of her articles have been published in Boca Raton, Gold Coast, Boca Life, Delray Beach, Palm Beacher and Carolina Bride magazines.
Speaker
As a speaker, Sally has shared her stories with audiences at numerous educational institutions, social and philanthropic organizations, and historical societies throughout South Florida. She has also been a guest on NPR (National Public Radio) many times.
She enjoys speaking to organizations about southern Florida’s rich history and never misses an opportunity to talk with students about writing and the excitement of discovering a good story.
Now Available for Purchase!
Run the Rum In allows readers to discover the tricks of the trade—smuggling the liquor and evading the law. Learn of the dealings of Al Capone, “the Real McCoy,” and the “Gulf Stream Pirate.” Discover how NASCAR got its start and a local restaurant with a past steeped in rum running.
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Small Town, Big Secrets: Inside the Boca Raton Army Air Field during WWII, which chronicles the history of the Boca Raton Army Air Field and includes descriptions and experiences of veterans and civilians who served on the Field.
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A History of Boca Raton, a quick read, yet a comprehensive history of Boca Raton and the institutions that make up our city.
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Phillip’s Great Adventures: Spies, Root Beer and Alligators, a historical novel for young people that is based on the real life adventures of the Barrett family, former Boca Raton residents.