Nancy Drew Display and Talk by Sleuth Kathleen Richmond

Sleuth Kathleen Richmond gave a talk about Nancy Drew at the Acorn Public Library in Illinois recently and also put together a book display using items from her Nancy Drew collection.



To read an article on the event and Kathleen's collection and see more photos, click here.

Jenn:)

***Images from Acorn Public Library***

Nancy Drew Event at Changing Hands Bookstore

The Nancy Drew 80th Birthday event at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ was held at 7pm tonight on Monday, November 8. Members of the local AZ Sleuths chapter attended and I spoke at the event plus we had a very nice sized crowd at close to or over 50!

The store arranged a scavenger hunt and we had prizes for those participating, I brought party favors and cupcakes with Nancy Drew picks on them:

My talk ranged from how I got into collecting and writing about Nancy Drew to the history behind Nancy Drew, collecting information, and a look at how Nancy Drew changed over the years plus Things We Learned From Nancy Drew and quotes from my book, Clues for Real Life: The Classic Wit and Wisdom of Nancy Drew.

Some members in the audience including Sleuth Dede

Edward Stratemeyer looms behind me, the creator of Nancy Drew.

Sleuths Tina and Beth Marie

Sleuths Judy and Gail

We enjoyed our time at Changing Hands and for those of you who attended, we hope you had lots of fun!

There was a great article on the event in the East Valley Tribune with some images of my collection--click here to read it.

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew Article in NY Times Sunday 7-19

I was interviewed this week for a NY Times piece that's now up online. Will be in this Sunday's NY Times paper --Sun. July 19th.

I talked about with the writer about all things Nancy and there's an interesting quote from me that made it into the article.

Here's the link:

NY Times Nancy Drew Article

And it does mention Nancy Drew fan conventions so maybe we'll get some Googling to find us as a result. I'm not sure if the print edition will have more images or links in it. Looking forward to seeing a copy.

Jenn:)

Nancy Drew in Collectors News Mag: Feb. '09 Issue

The February 2009 issue of Collectors News magazine is now available. It features a two-page article on Nancy Drew and my collection of Nancy Drew memorabilia and talks about the Nancy Drew Sleuths fan group and our conventions! I'm including some pictures in the Blog.

If you are interested in getting this particular issue or subscribing to this publication, visit Collectors News online and you can also e-mail: collectors@collectors-news.com or call 800-352-8039.

I was originally contacted by them for an article on my Vintage Halloween collectibles and website, Vintage Halloween. I suggested they consider doing a piece on Nancy Drew and it led to this piece which was put together last summer.

I thought it was well-done and even mentions Edward Stratemeyer!

Jenn:)