A very special visit to the Elkins Public Library. So many folks stopped by: a troop of Girl Scouts; Kendra Collett, creative writing teacher at the high school; readers who arrived with their own copies of Child’s Play, ready to be signed. Kudos to Stephanie Murphy and her staff, who’re doing such a praiseworthy job …
Spent happy hours in Huntington, WV at Empire Books and News. Met lots of readers, signed lots of books and especially enjoyed time spent with Christine Dargusch and staff. If you’re ever in Huntington, be sure to visit this store, full not only of books, but a wealth of great gifts. Right downtown in Pullman …
Arrived in Parkersburg after a great visit in Shepherdstown with the folks at the Public Library and the Four Seasons Bookstore. And speaking of libraries, what a great new one they have at the South Branch in Parkersburg! I had the pleasure of being there on August 15th, because the main library was closed for …
West Virginia Book Tour lots of fun, starting here, at the Lewisburg Literary Festival, where I met many new readers. Talking with them and fellow West Virginia authors was a real highlight of the two days I spent in Lewisburg. While there, I was invited to speak to the final dinner of the annual meetings of …
Leaving tomorrow to train across America, pick up a car in Pittsburgh and criss-cross West Virginia, the setting of CHILD’S PLAY, on a month-long book tour. If you’re anywhere near or can call in to the Gary Bowden Show, please let me see or hear from you. All dates are August, 2017: 4 Invited to speak at …
Child’s Play is the first in a trilogy of mysteries set in a fictitious small town in West Virginia, where I grew up. Thanks to the efforts of friends and colleagues, I’ll be touring the state during the month of August, starting with the Lewisburg Literary Festival on the 4th and 5th and ending with an …
Had a wonderful time cruising to Alaska and traveling inland to Denali National Park. Lucky enough to see almost all the big mammals, but the most rewarding were really close sightings of a moose with two calves and a bear with two cubs. The only big one missed was a wolf, so this photo is obviously from an exhibit. Scenery …
Happy to report that the four scheduled performances of “The Golden Girls of Hollywood” have been such a success that a fifth has been added with inquiries about a sixth. We’ve had a lot of fun doing this staged reading, and the audiences seemed to enjoy it as much as we did. If you’d like to attend the …
Just discovered that someone is using my name on Twitter. Whoever it is, it’s not me. And the often vitriolic, venomous verbiage certainly doesn’t represent my views. So if you get a “Nancy Swing” Tweet, please note: it’s not from me!
Local author Carol Marquart is producing a staged reading of her new play, THE GOLDEN GIRLS OF HOLLYWOOD, and I have the fun of appearing as Dorothy Manners, one of the gossip queens of a long-ago era. The cast of characters includes Hedda Hopper, Louella Parsons and Bette Davis. If you’re in the Monterey Bay area, come …