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Off to do some reading

July
20

I know this blog just got started, but I need a short pause to concentrate on the 3Rs — Reading, Relaxing and Resting.

For months now I have planned a vacation and the time has come for me to head north for a hopefully restful and fun week in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I’ll be there tomorrow through July 31.

I expect to read a bunch of books and will visit a library and bookstore. I have my favorite haunts in Waterville Valley/Plymouth and Hanover and my annual visit to the Granite State wouldn’t be the same without stopping at the Osceola Library or the Darmouth bookstore.

I am not packed yet and still haven’t decided what to read, but I do want to try to find some Hudson Valley authors and topics to entertain me.

In the meantime, happy reading to everyone and let’s compare notes on what’s good and exciting when I return.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 20th, 2007 at 6:28 pm by Barbara Nackman.
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One Response to “Off to do some reading”

  1. Kit Berry

    Hi Barbara,
    Hope your holiday is good! I’m an author from England (and our holiday this year was in the USA – first the Book Expo America in New York, and then wonderful Yosemite Park!). I found your blog via a syndicated story that was circulating at the beginning of July, giving a list of authors who’re likely to create “the next Harry Potter”. Surprisingly (as I’m only published at present in the UK) I was fourth on this list – Kit Berry and the Stonewylde Series. I’m not sure why – my books are not really fantasy, which I don’t like much as a rule, and certainly not children’s books. But they’re doing well in the UK and we’re publishing in the USA in August/September. I wondered if your Book by Book blog would like an advance review copy? I think American readers will love the first book, Magus of Stonewylde, which is read by 12 – 80 year old in UK. Maybe it’s this crossover appeal that’s put me on that list!
    Bright blessings, Kit Berry

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Staff writer Barbara Livingston Nackman admits she doesn't like to stroll past a library or bookstore without stopping inside. And, when visiting someone's home she rarely walks by a bookshelf without glancing at the titles. She shares her passion for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories by bringing books discussions online and exploring the local literati scene.


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Barbara NackmanA municipal reporter for The Journal News since 1997, Barbara Livingston Nackman has covered local governments, events and breaking news from many communities. She began her journalism career by writing for bookselling and library publications. As a suburban mother, she made sure her two sons, now 23 and 21, had bookshelves and reading chairs in their rooms and library cards way before they had driver's licenses. Her editors have now found an outlet for all those book-related stories she pitches and her husband hopes she gains an interest in reading historical non-fiction.

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