St. Mark Lutheran Church (850 Snydertown Road, Howard) hosts local author and digital creator LeeAnn Tripp on Saturday, January 27, starting at 11am.

In 2014, Tripp was diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. Despite the prognosis of “maybe a couple of years,” she achieved remission after radiation treatment. But re-entering the world postcancer was not the victorious, blasted-confetti-across-the-stage feeling she expected. Yearning for the days when she could fall asleep without a cocktail of antidepressants and anxiety meds, as well as the community of cheerleaders who had rallied around her, she looked to start her life over. But how? In 2023, Tripp wrote a book about her journey, Finding the Rainbow: The Other Side of Cancer Journey.

During her visit to St. Mark, Tripp will talk about the book and her cancer journey, answer questions, and do a book signing. Books can be purchased that day for $15.

This is a free community event and refreshments will be served.