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Barbara Nackman

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 25 and 22, 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. Well, maybe IF it's about Benjamin Franklin and the Free Library of Philadelphia.

E-mail Barbara Nackman at bnackman@lohud.com

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Poet Susan Hoover comes to Armonk

October
28

Straight from Woodstock, N.Y. poet Susan Hoover was at H.C. Crittenden Middle School in Armonk this week speaking to sixth grade students.

The Journal News/LoHud.com photographer Frank Becerra Jr. was there and he shot some photos. He also posted on our new community blog for northern Westchester communites.  Check it out.

She is a published poet, performance [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 28th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Writings from Briarcliff online

October
27

The Briarcliff Manor School District is inviting its community at large to participate in the National Day of Writing and for authors to post their words, elegant or not, online.

“In conjunction with the National Day on Writing sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, we have created a website that seeks to celebrate [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Yorktown author encourages success

October
23

In his new book called “The Real F Word,”  Matthew Cossolotto of Yorktown zeroes in on failure, which is what the “F” in his title stands for. He has developed what he calls a “Fix FAILURE First” approach to personal change.

He suggests a process based on what he calls the Three R’s  (Recognize, Reject, and [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 23rd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Strout comes to Manhattanville

October
19

If you are a fan of “Olive Kitteridge,” the collection of short stories about life in Maine by Elizabeth Strout, then come meet the prize-winning author  and writing professor in person next month in Purchase.

Strout is the featured guest of  Manhattanville’ College’s “Meet the Writers” Literary Series fall 2009. This  literary series offers  readings  and [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 19th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Balloon boy is safe

October
15

Just heard that Falcon, the missing 6-year-old boy from Denver area, was found alive — and at home. So glad, though I think this is just the beginning of a real story.

This  afternoon like many others, I was captivated  by this runaway balloon that took off towards the clouds  and which set off a dramatic [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 15th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Nobel prize for literature

October
15

I am still trying to get a handle on the newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, writer Herta Mueller.

Really, I don’t know her work, probably because only some has been translated into English.  But this award makes me want to know more about her. She is 56 and originally from Romania before immigrating [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 15th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Digital bookmobile comes to Greenburgh

October
13

Tomorrow, the  Westchester Library System and the Greenburgh Public Library will host the Digital Bookmobile.

This is a larger than life download experience for all ages, say library staffers who are inviting everyone to check out the interactive demonstrations and experience audiobook, eBook, music, and video download service. The program is intended to introduce readers to [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 13th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Hudson River book

October
6

A new book titled Hudson River Valley Farms: The People and the Pride Behind the Produce really highlights the farms of our region—40 of them to be exact and the farmers. Staff writer Linda Lombroso featured the book by Joanne Michaels in yesterday’s paper and I thought it worth of some extra attention. Here is [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 6th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Obama touts “literacy awareness”

October
2

President Barack Obama has had his hand in many issues of late — from healthcare reform to the war in Afghanistan, from corporate bailouts to trying to host the 2016 Olympics.  Now, he is emphasizing that American need to have the skills to effectively navigate the Information Age.

Translation of this: Libraries are essential to all [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 2nd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

River author comes to Yonkers

October
1

Celebrations of the Hudson River Quadricentennial are everywhere it seems, but the  Yonkers Public Library has a program  that will help put appreciation of this majestic river and its history into perspective.

The library hosts Frances F. Dunwell, author of “The Hudson: America’s River” (Columbia University Press)  and a conservationist with 30 years experience as a [...]

Posted by Barbara Nackman on October 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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About this blog
Four longtime Journal News reporters share their insights about fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories by bringing books discussions online and exploring the local literati scene. Lots of people say they are booklovers, but Elizabeth Ganga, Barbara Livingston Nackman, Ken Valenti and Randi Weiner really are!


What they blog about
Book Notes: An ongoing chat about events, authors and news items about books, libraries, authors and everything literary from metro news reporters Barbara Livingston Nackman and Elizabeth Ganga. Barbara has been a reporter for The Journal News since 1997. She covers municipalities in Putnam County and keeps track of book events everywhere - and began her career writing about books and libraries. Lisa has been a reporter for The Journal News since 2000, after working at several newspapers in Connecticut. She has covered cities and town in sourthern and northern Westchester and is a big Jane Austen fan (though she reads everything from history to mysteries). Both reporters work out of the Mount Kisco bureau and frequently trade tidbits about books and events.


Novel Pursuits: Ken Valenti sheds light on his ongoing experiences as a novelist and poet. ÊHe talks about his trials and tribulations including musings about projects, readings, successes, and even insights into what he is reading and finds interesting. A reporter for The Journal News and its forerunners for more than 20 years, Ken now covers transportation. His first love has been writing fiction, but he's only begun pursuing that dream in recent years. He has been a reader and fiction editor for the journal Inkwell, and has published one short story in another fiction journal.


Seasoned Works: Randi Weiner dishes up an ongoing discussion about all books - old and savory. Though Randi keeps readers abreast of school issues most days and reads lots of children's and young adult books, current science fiction and murder mysteries, her overriding passion is older works generally written before 1940. She chats online about favorites and newly discovered treasures as well as book exhibits and talks related to the dusty, the musty and the marvelous illustrators of the past. She has been a reporter since 1976, with Gannett since 1989. And for the record, she says she has a personal library of more than 4,000 volumes.


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