Sally Quinn, Author of FINDING MAGIC

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Sally Quinn, Author of FINDING MAGIC.

FINDING MAGIC is an illuminating memoir by Sally Quinn, widow of former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. A journalist, television commentator, and longtime Washington insider, Quinn writes candidly about her life in the nation’s capital and reflects on the spiritual journey that ultimately brought deeper meaning to her life. 

Along Sally's path, you will meet up with folks like Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton, Timothy Leary and the Dalai Lama, Bob Woodward and Seymour Hersh, Desmond Tutu and Richard Gere. 

Quinn, daughter of a 3-star General, had an unusual childhood.  Her Scots Presbyterian family dabbled in the occult and the domestic staff practiced voodoo as the family moved around the world. They lived in various places around the world and young Sally attended 22 schools.

We learn about her adventures as a journalist, including being shot at during the Vietnam war and covering the Shah of Iran during the last days of his reign. She takes us through her career at the Washington Post, her short tenure as the first female anchor on the CBS Morning News, and falling in love with the Post’s executive editor, Ben Bradlee.

Quinn reflects on her long marriage, caring for her learning disabled son, and keeping vigil during her beloved husband’s illness and death. Through it all, she reports on the lifelong fascination with religion that led her to creating the popular website On Faith, an online community for faith and spirituality.