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B N 4 28 to 29 crew

Many thanks to everyone who took time from our first gorgeous weekend in ages to visit me and my fellow writers at Barnes & Noble’s Local Author Event on April 28 and 29 in Wyomissing. B & N managers and staff are such gracious hosts.

Pictured L to R are John Kissinger, Nancy, Dan Dismuke, Adrean Turner Mrs. Berks County PA 2018, Heather Christie, Todd Keisling, Michelle Kemper-Brownlow and Kristen L. Jackson who snapped our photo. And yes, their books are available at B & N and through their publishers.

Fiercely independent bookstores are a readers best friend and the backbone of many thriving communities. On May 5, the 20+ year owners of The Cupboard Maker Books in Enola, PA, hosted a Local Authors Event and book signing. Imagine, being surrounded by 125,000 volumes of new and gently read hardbacks and paperbacks in a plethora of genres!

Pictured to my right (your left) are novelists J. L. “Hanna” Grubble and on my left, Yvonne Schuchart. Behind us are but a few of the dozens of original bookshelves from which the business derived its name. The bookstore is located at 157 North Enola Road (routes 11/15) near Harrisburg.

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service met with volunteers at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) in their national fact-finding tour to understand why people serve…and recommend ways to increase the number of Americans in the military, national, and public service.
RSVP of the Capital Region, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. whose mission is to provide meaningful volunteer opportunities for persons 55 years of age and older, and to provide measurable value to the community, spoke along with representatives of diverse volunteer organizations. Nancy spoke on behalf of the VA Medical Center where she volunteers.
RSVP participants with Nancy include (left) Margie Groy and (right) Becky Gibbons and Cathy Gable.

Whenever I’m in New York for a Mystery Writers meeting, I cannot resist shopping at The Mysterious Bookshop. Imagine! Over 1300 mystery authors’ works in one store. (no, that’s not a typo) How does one chose? So many mysteries; so little time. Be sure to check out their website and subscribe to their newsletter.

By return invitation to the Muhlenberg Public Library in Berks County, PA, Moderator Jane Kelly (left) leads fellow MWA mystery writers Erik Arneson, Don Delin, Lisa Regan and Nancy in a lively discussion. The librarians and their patrons are such gracious hosts, engaging the panel with thought-provoking questions about their novels and the crime-fiction genre in general. We can’t say enough about the value of libraries in our communities!