Meet Robert Phillips, Author of Pig Tales: Stories of Law Enforcement

Robert Phillips, author of Pig Tales: Stories of Law Enforcement 

Come meet Robert Phillips, author of Pig Tales: Stories of Law Enforcement, this Saturday, November 2, at the 2019 Birmingham Public Library Local Authors Expo.

This free event showcasing Alabama authors, many from metro Birmingham, will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Five Points West Regional Branch Library. Authors will be on hand to discuss their work, sell and autograph books, and talk about their writing process.

Phillips, of Bagley, Alabama, has been a member of law enforcement for nearly 32 years, much of it with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. Some would say "he’s seen it all, but Phillips says there are some things he doesn’t want to see.

In Pig Tales, the Sipsey native details some of his law enforcement experiences in a fun read in which you tag along on his journey.

“Reading this book you’ll quickly find out law enforcement is nothing like what you see on TV,” Phillips said.

The book details Phillips' first day on the job at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in April 1998, when an inmate put a knife to his throat in an attempt to escape. Pig Tales provides an insider’s view of the law enforcement family, such as what it is like to take part in car chases, get shot at, go to robbery-in-progress calls, and make drug arrests.

Order Pig Tales by clicking here.