October 2009 E-News & Clues

Contact E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

http://ndsleuths.blogspot.com

Hi Sleuths,

I've got a lot of stuff to go over in this month's E-News & Clues Blog since we didn't have one last month. Remember, next year is Nancy Drew's 80th anniversary! Be looking for lots of goodies in our November/December Blogs about the 80th.

Sale at our Cafe Press Shop: $10.00 off an order of $50 or more through 10-29, use code GIVEMETEN.

IN THIS E-NEWS & CLUES: Sleuth Shop Reminder, Convention Leftovers For Sale Cheap!, Absentee Registration for 2010/2010 Convention Registration info and deadlines, 2010 Convention Advertising/Sponsoring, 2010 Nancy Drew calendars, Alicia Klein Nancy Drew Leather Accessories, and The Sleuth: Sept./Oct. '09 + Subscriber Special.

SLEUTH SHOP REMINDER:

Remember at our website in the "members only" section, you can find a lot of our new Vintage Drew merchandise discounted already with your 15% off--log in and visit the shop there!

CONVENTION LEFTOVERS FOR SALE CHEAP! :

I have a number of Nancy Drew mini buttons (pins) left over-1" in diameter and also neat Nancy Drew porcelain ornaments that are 2 7/8" in diameter. You can view them at the website:

(http://www.ndsleuths.com/nancydrewshop6.html)

They're normally 2.49 each for the buttons and 10.00 each for the ornaments but here's my sale:

1.50 each for the mini buttons or 5/5.00 or 10/10.00
2/10.00 on the ornaments

Shipping extra based on weight.

If interested, e-mail me (sleuths@ndsleuths.com) back with your order.

ABSENTEE REGISTRATION FOR 2009 & 2010 CONVENTIONS:

If you can't attend next year's convention, you can do an absentee registration! No form to fill out, just payment and an address to ship to suffice.

I invite you all to check out the conventions and the absentee registration info here:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/ndsconventions.html

2010 FLORIDA/CRUISE CONVENTION OPTIONS:

For 2010, if you are not able to attend, we're offering absentee registration for the land/sea events combined.

For $85.00: You'll receive goody bags from both land and sea portions/handouts/programs/DVDs/shipping.

For $150.00: You'll receive goody bags/handouts/programs/DVDs/shipping plus sponsorship with your name in the program!

2010 goody bags/etc. will be shipped late May 2010 once DVDs are produced.

Deadline to register absentee for 2010: Jan. 15, 2010.

2010 CONVENTION REGISTRATION & DEADLINES:

We've got land (April 6 to 10) and cruise (April 11 to 15)--attend one or both. Hardy Boys fans invited--we're focusing on both Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys! Lots of fanfare being planned and so it's going to be one not to miss!

There is an early land registration discount if you register by Oct. 31. Deadline to book for land is Jan. 15. Deadline to book for cruise is Dec. 1st, 2009. The block expires Dec. 1, after that, any space that is available will be at higher rates--quoted daily. No guarantees!

Click here to register for land. Sing up for the cruise here.

2010 CONVENTION ADVERTISING/SPONSORING:

We are hoping to do more advertising next year for our conventions and our group! If you'd like to help us out with advertising, we have a donation button at our convention website:

Those donating will have their name printed in our program. We thank you! We take Pay Pal (nancydrewsleuth@aol.com) or send checks to:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

2010 NANCY DREW CALENDARS:

I'm selling the 2010 Nancy Drew Engagement Calendars here and at my website. I'm doing pre-orders again as I'm all sold out right now. They will ship end of last week of November, once I get a new shipment in.

I am offering them to Sleuths for a discount!

10.50 each plus 3.75 shipping=14.25. Add .50 each for shipping for additional calendars ordered. That's USA shipping. If you're in Canada or elsewhere, contact me for a quote.

To view the calendar click here.

It will feature 52 classic covers--Tandy, Nappi, Gillies and internal illustrations from some of the books.

ALICIA KLEIN NANCY DREW LEATHER
ACCESSORIES ORDER INFO:

Ok, got some scoops on the Nancy Drew leather accessories by Alicia Klein:

Code to save 25%: NDS2009

Products are due in CA by mid-Nov. She has a limited amount of the Nancy Drew taxi wallets (they're really cool!) on hand right now. She suggested that those of you interested go ahead and e-mail/and or call to get your name on a waiting list for the products. The reason being, that they are only producing limited quantities right now as a test product for some of the items and they want to get an idea of interest before doing more. So, my suggestion is to call and/or e-mail quickly. Here's the info you need:

info@AliciaKlein.com and phone number (800) 735-2512. She said it would be very helpful when e-mailing to include your full name, mailing address, and phone number. If you do e-mail I would suggest following up with a phone call. Be sure to mention the discount code!

THE SLEUTH: SEPTEMBER/OCTOVER '09
+ SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL:

Our September/October '09 issue of The Sleuth is ready. For anyone interested in subscribing, check out our zine here.

BACK ISSUE SPECIAL: Any issue just 5.00! or 5/20.00 through November 30. There's a handy form at the website to print out and mail in and we have buttons to subscribe or order issues directly at the website.

Jenn:)

September 2009 E-News & Clues

Sorry guys, there was no Sept. 2009 E-News & Clues Blog--I was so overwhelmed with convention plans I had no time to get it done. So, look for a larger October E-News & Clues in a week or so.

Jenn:)

August 2009 E-News & Clues

Contact E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Sleuths,

Lots of things to add here to wrap up our month of August and look forward to 2010! Hope you all had a great summer. Mine flew too quickly but I had a lot on my plate with this year's convention and the planning for 2010 plus the new merchandising venture and so on and so on :)

In this month's Blog: Nancy Drew Merchandising & '09 Convention Merchandise, 2009 Convention Raffle Donations, 2010 Convention Reminders & Updates, 2010 Advertising Donations, 2010 80th Anniversary Update, Spooky Sleuth Sign-Ups, New Nancy Drew Products.

NANCY DREW MERCHANDISING
& CONVENTION MERCHANDISE

Convention merchandise will only be available through October 31st--these are the Forgotten City images, Survivor Sleuth, Groovy Vegas at the Cafe Press store. Sleuth Lea Fox designed the Survivor Sleuth image!

The other Nancy Drew images will be available year round.

The items for sale at our website: charms/jewelry, journals, handbags, and scrapbooking items are also available year round and I'll add new things from time to time. Remember, shop within the "members only" section at our website to get your 15% discount on some of these items.

Shop Links to Order From:

Cafe Press

The Sleuth Shop

Nancy Drew Sleuths' Nancy Drew Shop

I'm having a 5.00 ship special at my Nancy Drew website and the Sleuths' website shops through 9-15!

2009 CONVENTION RAFFLE DONATIONS:

If anyone has anything to donate for our 2009 Vegas convention raffle, you can send them to me by mid-Sept at:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

2010 CONVENTION REMINDERS & UPDATES:

Just a quick reminder, if you're going on the cruise portion of the convention next year, the deadline to get a discount by booking early is 9-1-09, tomorrow!

We hope to have the land registration fee ironed out by next week and up at the website. Either way, you're going to get a lot of stuff for the cost so it's very jam packed!

Also, check out this flyer on the cruise.

If you plan to attend, contact me and I'll put you on our e-mail list for the 2010 convention events.

2010 CONVENTION ADVERTISING DONATIONS

We want to do more advertising for the 2010 convention and need to raise funds to do so! If you'd like to help us out, we're accepting any donation amount. Your name will be included in the program for 2010 as a sponsor. You can use the donation button on the convention page of our website or you can send a check to us at:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

Or Pay Pal: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com

2010 80TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE

In getting prepared for the 80th anniversary next year, I've begun to update my website with some new graphics and a new look in some areas. Plus a nifty 2010 press kit. Check it out here.

We will be holding the first ever Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Web Con in Jan. 2010 to kick off the 80th anniversary. More details to follow in our Sept. E-News & Clues Blog.

SPOOKY SLEUTH SIGN-UPS

Sign up for our Spooky Sleuth Exchange by Oct. 6. I'll assign everyone to who you are to give to on the 7th or 8th. Send your gift by Mid-Oct to ensure delivery by Halloween. The object is to make a gift that is themed to Nancy Drew and of course Halloween--the main focus should be Nancy Drew!

You will send a gift to a Sleuth and you will get one in return. E-mail me to sign up.

In the "members only" section of our website, there is a list of gift ideas and pictures from past exchanges. This one is a lot of fun!

NEW NANCY DREW PRODUCTS

You may be wondering what the image is at the top of this Blog. It's a Kindle cover! One of a line of leather accessories products from Alicia Klein. There's also going to be a business card case and more. Check out my Nancy Drew Blog for more images.

I'll have more updates in the next month's Blog on more licensees and products.

Jenn:)

July 2009 E-News & Clues

Contact E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Hi Sleuths,

I've got a lot of stuff to go over in this month's E-News & Clues Blog! So much so that I'm also pasting all this info into the e-mail reminder sent out to you all about the Blog. There's been a lot of activity in the news lately in regard to Nancy Drew! I got to do an interview on Good Morning America recently and they had a film company come out and shoot me and the collection. I also published an article in the Arizona Republic on Nancy Drew. And a NY Times piece was published that ran a quote from me which was fun. Look for those links below if you're interested in seeing and reading them.

Our 2009 convention merchandise shop is almost available! I'll let you all know shortly in a future Blog/e-mail about what we're up to this year! Sleuth Lea Fox created our Sleuth Survivor badge shown above for this year's convention!

If you couldn't attend this year's convention and can't attend next year's, we've got absentee registration that's perfect for you! You'll get all the goodies without the travel. Almost the next best thing ;) See below for details.

Don't forget our 2010 convention! It's the 80th anniversary of Nancy Drew! Our 10th anniversary. The 105th anniversary of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. So many milestones next year! We're also inviting Hardy Boys fans to join us for the first time! "Double the Mystery. Double the Fun!" See details on the convention below.

IN THIS E-NEWS & CLUES: Absentee Registration for 2009/2010, 2010 Convention Registration info and deadlines, 2009 Convention Raffle Donations, 2010 Convention Advertising/Sponsoring, 2010 Nancy Drew calendars, Nancy Drew in the News, Local Sleuth Book Discussion Groups, Nancy Drew at UCSD, and The Sleuth: July/August '09 + Subscriber Special.

Any payments/subscriptions from below can be sent to the following address:

For Pay Pal: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com

For Checks/money orders:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

ABSENTEE REGISTRATION FOR 2009 & 2010 CONVENTIONS:

If you can't attend this year or next, you can do an absentee registration! No form to fill out, just payment and an address to ship to suffice.

2009 VEGAS CONVENTION OPTIONS:

You'll receive our goody bag from Vegas this year, plus relevant handouts and the program and the DVD from the convention covering events and the presentations. Price quoted below includes shipping for USA buyers. If you're in Canada or Overseas, it's 20.00 extra for shipping.

DEADLINE TO GET SIGN UP FOR GOODIES FROM VEGAS: Aug. 31st.

$30.00 for goody bag/handouts/program/DVD/shipping.

OR

$50.00 for goody bag/handouts/program/DVD/shipping plus sponsorship with your name in the program!

Sponsorship helps us advertise!

Goody bags/etc. will be shipped late October '09 once the DVDs are produced and picked up.

I invite you all to check out the conventions and the absentee registration info here:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/ndsconventions.html

2010 FLORIDA/CRUISE CONVENTION OPTIONS:

For 2010, if you are not able to attend, we're also offering absentee registration for the land/sea events combined.

For $85.00: You'll receive goody bags from both land and sea portions/handouts/programs/DVDs/shipping.

For $150.00: You'll receive goody bags/handouts/programs/DVDs/shipping plus sponsorship with your name in the program!

2010 goody bags/etc. will be shipped late May 2010 once DVDs are produced.

Deadline to register absentee for 2010: Jan. 15, 2010.

2010 CONVENTION REGISTRATION & DEADLINES:

We've got land (April 6 to 10) and cruise (April 11 to 15)--attend one or both. Hardy Boys fans invited--we're focusing on both Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys! Lots of fanfare being planned and so it's going to be one not to miss!

There is an early registration discount if you register for the cruise by September 1st and a discount on registering for land by Oct. 15. Deadline to book for all is Jan. 15--that is, if we still have space available by then! It is suggested, since cabins go quickly on the cruise, to book ASAP! We've got Sleuths and fans already booking, so don't miss out! When you book you just have to put down a deposit. Deadline to register for both land/sea is January 2010.

Visit our website for all the convention details and how to register/book!

FYI: Our group is running a half-page ad in the Bouchercon mystery convention program this coming October advertising our fan group and the 2010 convention. With over 2000++ mystery fans in attendance at that convention, my suggestion is booking by October is a good idea, in case we really fill slots after our ad runs. Of course, we'll keep our website updated as to how space is filling.

2009 CONVENTION RAFFLE DONATIONS:

We are going to have a raffle at our 2009 Vegas convention for all those attending. It will help benefit the local Las Vegas-Clark County public library! We're accepting donations for the raffle from anyone who has something to donate. Books, memorabilia, collectible items, etc.. Donations can be sent to me at:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

Please send them by Sept. 1st to ensure I receive them in time before the convention. Those donating will have their name printed in our spiffy program!

2010 CONVENTION ADVERTISING/SPONSORING:

We are hoping to do more advertising next year for our conventions and our group! If you'd like to help us out with advertising, we have a donation button at our convention website.

Those donating will have their name printed in our program. We thank you!

2010 NANCY DREW CALENDARS:

I'm selling the 2010 Nancy Drew Engagement Calendars here and at my website. I'm doing pre-orders. They will ship end of 2nd week of August once I get them in.

I am offering them to Sleuths for a discount!

10.50 each plus 3.75 shipping=14.25. Add .50 each for shipping for additional calendars ordered. That's USA shipping. If you're in Canada or elsewhere, contact me for a quote.

To view the calendar click here. It will feature 52 classic covers--Tandy, Nappi, Gillies and internal illustrations from some of the books.

NANCY DREW IN THE NEWS:

Nancy Drew Good Morning America article and video of the piece.

New York Times Piece

My Arizona Republic Nancy Drew Piece:

LOCAL SLEUTH BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS:

I'd really like to see more Sleuths getting together with other Sleuths in their areas to have meetings and book discussions. It's really not that heavy on time commitment! I've organized our AZ Sleuths and we meet every other month at a local Barnes & Noble store. Our Carolina Sleuths do the same--at a Borders store. And our NH and VA Sleuths are working on getting together.

This is a great way to meet new Nancy Drew fans and have fun with local collectors--especially for those of you who cannot afford to attend conventions! It's like a mini convention in your own backyard ;)

All it takes is one organized Sleuth with the motivation to set it up and keep it running smoothly. I simply talked to my local B&N store with the manager, they set us up, put it on their calendar and we just meet there and chat. I contacted members in my area via e-mail/snail mail and asked if they were interested, got a list of those interested and each month we're having the meeting I send out an RSVP reminder e-mail of the date/time, and get an idea of who's coming. We discuss the books and have so much fun. So I'm really encouraging everyone to try this out. As you can see, my work with it is not that time intensive if you're worried about that.

Those of you interested in doing this, contact me and I'll send an e-mail out to all those members who live in your area. If they're interested in doing this, I'll have them contact you directly to facilitate it. Smooth sailing!

It's great publicity for Nancy Drew and our group. It would be so nice to see this being done in other areas in 2010 for the 80th. Besides discussing the books you guys can go book hunting and plan parties and visits to see each other's collections. The sky's the limit!

NANCY DREW AT UCSD:

If you're nearby or in San Diego, the Univ. of San Diego is putting on a Nancy Drew exhibit in August - 1st through 31st with Nancy Drew collectibles/books on display. They're having live events on August 15 and 17 with lots of fun stuff going on including a "radio" interview with me where they'll phone me and we'll chat for the audience to hear!

Here's a blurb from their website which has the dates/times/directions:

"This summer, we celebrate all things Nancy Drew. Does she represent ''girl power'' better than any other pop icon? Is she our favorite feminist? This exhibit of Nancy Drew books, Nancy Drew memorabilia and serious Nancy Drew scholarship will feature a live event with refreshments prepared from the Nancy Drew Cookbook. At the live event, classic Nancy Drew mysteries will be performed in the style of old time radio drama entertainment. Actors from San Diego's Write Out Loud project will assist. Sounds & music provided by Scott Paulson and the Teeny-Tiny Pit Orchestra. A live phone-in radio interview with Nancy Drew expert Jenn Fisher is featured at the live events."

THE SLEUTH: JULY/AUGUST '09 + SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL:

Our July/August '09 issue of The Sleuth goes to print next week. For anyone interested in subscribing, check out our zine.

BACK ISSUE SPECIAL: Any issue just $5.00! or 5/$20.00 through August 31st.

Jenn:)

June 2009 E-News & Clues

Hi Sleuths!

Lots of stuff going on right now--this year's convention planning, next year's convention plans are already on a roll big time as it's going to be a big to do. I've got lots of help though next year in the planning with some of our Florida Sleuths Todd, Janet, and Carol and Millie Benson's niece Linda and her colleague Karen at Totally Travel really helping big time with cruise and land hotel arrangements!

In this E-News & Clues: Nancy Drew News, 2010 Convention News, May/June issue of The Sleuth, Sleuths on Twitter/Facebook.

NANCY DREW NEWS:

Coming end of July is the 2010 Nancy Drew Engagement Calendar. I'm selling the 2010 Nancy Drew Engagement Calendars--pre-orders. They will ship end of July/early August once I get them in.

I am offering them to Sleuths for a discount! 10.50 each plus 3.75 shipping=$14.25. Add .50 each for shipping for additional calendars ordered. That's USA shipping. If you're in Canada or elsewhere, contact me for a quote.

My Pay Pal is: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com and you can send a Pay Pal or you can have me send you an invoice. Or, you can send a check or money order to me at:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

It will feature 52 classic covers--Tandy, Nappi, Gillies. A lot of these come from scans of my collection though they also used some they had on hand and a couple of Jennifer White's djs for some harder to find 3rd art djs. Then sprinkled throughout are internal illustrations.

Coming out in July will be the latest Her Interactive computer game, Ransom of the Seven Ships, based upon the Wanderer pb The Broken Anchor set in the Bahamas for the most part.

2010 CONVENTION NEWS:

Scroll down 1 Blog entry and you'll see an update on the 2010 convention. View details at our website. The gist is Land: April 6 to 10 on Merritt Island, FL and Sea: April 11 to 15 on a cruise to the Bahamas from Port Canaveral. It's the 80th anniversary of Nancy Drew! We're inviting Hardy Boys fans to join us. We hope to have Rudy Nappi and Nancy Axelrad attend. More speakers and surprises coming! EARLY REGISTRATION/CRUISE BOOKING DISCOUNT!

Help us advertise! We're accepting donations for advertising for 2010 with a Pay Pal button on our website but they can also just be sent directly to us at: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com. Help spread the word:) And we have a banner that those of you with websites can capture to help advertise as well! Find those here.

If you want to be on our e-mail list for the cruise and/or land events, contact me!

MAY/JUNE '09 ISSUE OF THE SLEUTH:

Our May/June '09 issue of The Sleuth is available--a preview is a couple Blog entries below. Visit our website to view back issues and subscribe. Subscriber special: Take 5.00 off your first time subscription if you subscribe by July 15!

SLEUTHS ON TWITTER/FACEBOOK:

For those of you interested, we're on Facebook now! And just got onto Twitter. Follow us there!

Jenn:)

May 2009 E-News & Clues

MAY '09 E-NEWS & CLUES

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

In this E-News & Clues: Extension on Convention Registration to June 15, The Sleuth Resubs, Series Book Survey, Cafe Press Sleuths Gear, 2010 80th Anniversary Feedback Needed.

2009 CONVENTION REGISTRATION EXTENSION:

I've extended the registration for this year's convention to June 15th. I normally don't do this, but this year's attendance is down and I really need to fill a few more slots. So consider coming to the convention this year! Get all the info/registration info you need at our website.

THE SLEUTH SUBSCRIBERS/SPECIAL:

Reminder: If your subscription expires Mar/Apr, May/Jun, or Jul/Aug of this year, you were sent a resub form with a special to renew by end of this month. Don't forget those:)

SERIES BOOK SURVEY:

We're doing a survey on series books and collecting and preserving them for the 21st Century! If you haven't already filled out the survey, check it out!

CAFE PRESS SLEUTHS GEAR:

Our new spiffy silhouettes have been added to our Cafe Press product line. Check it out! We're working on licensing for Nancy Drew year long as well. More on that in a future Blog update. You can view more images/samples at our website as well.

APRIL 2010 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION:

Needing feedback from everyone! Could you commit to the cruise portion by this summer with a small deposit/reservation? Are you interested in land and sea or just one or the other? Contact me if you're interested in attending and I'll put you on our e-mail list and you can get our feedback survey to e-mail back to me. April 2010 is the date!

Jenn:)

April 2009 E-News & Clues

APRIL 2009 E-NEWS:

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

In this E-News & Clues: Sleuth News/Happenings/Book Sales, '09 Convention Reminders, 2010 80th Anniversary Feedback Needed, Nancy Drew News, Mar./Apr. '09 The Sleuth + Half Subscription Rates Available.

SLEUTH NEWS/HAPPENINGS/BOOK SALES

Sleuth Todd will be on Wheel of Fortune! His air date is July 15, so don't miss it!

Series book collector and children's author Linda Joy Singleton will be putting together a program in June at the Rio Linda Library in the Sacramento area. If you are interested in attending, please contact her at her website.

I will be speaking about Nancy Drew to a reading council in Phoenix on April 22nd for those you in the area! Also, we'll be having our first meeting of AZ Sleuths at a Barnes & Noble in Chandler on April 25 and will discuss the books and other fun topics! If any of you want to get together to have book discussions, book hunt, etc., contact me and I can help you facilitate meetings with nearby Sleuths!

We have a new style of silhouettes to add to our mix and our website has been updated to reflect these and more. Check it out!

Many of us have started checking out Bonanzle. It's an alternative to eBay with free listing! And it's growing nicely. Check it out! I've got a booth under the id: NancyDrewSleuth. I'm also offering all official Sleuth members 25% off sales from my website: The Sleuth Shop through April 15. You can e-mail me your orders and send a check/Pay Pal or you can purchase at the website and I will process you a 25% refund.

2009 SLEUTH CONVENTION REMINDERS

Just a reminder, about a month until our May 15 registration deadline for the Nancy Drew Sleuths 2009 convention in Las Vegas! To view information about this year's convention and registration info, visit our website!

If you're planning on attending, e-mail me and give me a heads up! We also have an e-mail list for those planning to attend for updates and changes, so if you want to be on that, let me know.

Anyone wishing to sell/display books, make a presentation, or volunteer to help out at the convention, contact me by May 15!
2010 80TH NANCY DREW CONVENTION FEEDBACK

If you are interested in attending our 2010 convention, we'd like your feedback! Contact me to be placed on our e-mail list and we'll send you a short survey as to your interests in attending the whole week or just the land portion or cruise portion.

Our convention dated will be around the 28th of April to coincide with the date the series debuted in 1930 to give you an idea. More on our 2010 convention in our next E-News!

NANCY DREW NEWS

No Tonner classic Nancy Drew doll after all. Bummer!

No April book releases. And that's no April Fools:) Keep looking for 2010 to be interesting since it's the 80th anniversary!

MAR/APR 2009 THE SLEUTH

Our March/April 2009 issue of The Sleuth will be mailed out on Monday, April 13 so look for your issue shortly! Those of you with subscriptions expiring in the next 2 or 3 issues, have been mailed a resub form. With a special to resubscribe! So, look for that. We're also offering half subscription rates for those of you who want to try us out but not commit to a whole year. Also we have back issues in stock to try. Visit our website to check The Sleuth out!

Jenn:)

Feb & Mar '09 E-News & Clues

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Hi Sleuths!

I'm keeping it simple for Feb./Mar. '09 and combining E-News Blogs. There's not a whole lot going on right now! Anyone got an exciting mystery to solve? ;)

In this E-News & Clues: Nancy Drew News, Rizzoli ND Calendar Update, Jan/Feb '09 The Sleuth, & '09 Sleuth Convention:

NANCY DREW NEWS: Feb. '09 Releases:

Papercutz: What Goes Up

Mar. '09 Releases:

Girl Detective: Identity Revealed
Clue Crew: April Fool's Day

RIZZOLI ND CALENDAR UPDATE:

The 2010 Nancy Drew engagement calendar will be out this July and it's like a day-planner type calendar with each week filling a page along with lots of illustrations from the books and images. I sent some images for the calendar to help them get it together. They ran into issues where they couldn't use picture covers much due to the texture in scanning them. It's going to be great, so look for that neat collectible to be out in just a few months.

JAN./FEB. '09 THE SLEUTH:

See the Blog entry below this one for the cover image and detailed contents of our Jan./Feb. '09 issue of The Sleuth. Our next issue will have the theme Togo or Not Togo--all about Togo! We're looking for submissions or just your general comments about Nancy's little furry guy!

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

US Subscriber Special: $32.00 rate if you subscribe by March. 15!

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

Or Pay Pal: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com

NANCY DREW SLEUTH CONVENTION SEPT. 30 - OCT. 4, 2009 LAS VEGAS, NV

Registration deadline: May 15.

View details at our website:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/ndsconventions.html

Jenn:)

Dec. '08 E-News & Clues

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Happy New Year Sleuths!

Hope your holidays were fabulous with a capital Drew! As part of my Christmas I was able to add to my collection one of Tricia Zimic's Nancy Drew Files paintings which I'll preview in a new Blog! It's just lovely and I had it framed before I headed to Texas for the holidays.

Our E-News and Clues will be brief this month as our annual New Year newsletter will be online mid-January '09 in PDF form for you to access and even print if you like. This newsletter will preview some of the exciting things to come in 2009! So be sure to check the blog out mid-January and look for our e-mail reminding you of this!

In this E-News & Clues: PA Convention DVDs, Nancy Drew News, 2009 Sleuth Convention News, The Sleuth Special.

PA CONVENTION DVDS:

We have 5 DVDs leftover from our convention for sale. First come first serve. E-mail me if interested: sleuths@ndsleuths.com. These feature our speakers and their presentations, our sightseeing and our gift exchange. $15.00 each which includes shipping!

NANCY DREW NEWS:

December Releases:

Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Secret Identity

2009 NANCY DREW SLEUTH CONVENTION NEWS:

Our registration fees/deadlines/hotel information and itinerary are up at our website! Dont' miss out on our Las Vegas convention: Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 2009! Check it out here:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/ndsconventions.html

THE SLEUTH SPECIAL:

To celebrate Nancy Drew and 2009, I'm offering a special on those of you who haven't subscribed to The Sleuth, our Nancy Drew/series book zine! Check out back issues at our website:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

We have 14 issues in print! Normal subscription rate is 38.00 per year for US subscribers. Special: 33.00 by Jan 31st! Outside the US: take off 3.00 of the non-US subscriber rates listed at our website!

And for back issues, they're normally 3/20.00 but I can offer a rate of 5.00 each x 14=70.00 for all back issues.

You can send a check or money order or purchase directly at our website, all the details can be found at the above link!

Jenn:)

Oct. '08 E-News & Clues

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Sleuths,

Happy Halloween to you! Lots of info in this entry. Hope you all are doing well. We just got back recently from the 2008 Sleuth convention which was a lot of fun. In the entry below we have some photos up and some slide shows at the "members only" section of our website:

http://www.ndsleuths.com

I hope to see more of you next year in '09! Details on our website about the convention!

I'm going to be updating my personal Nancy Drew Blog with quite a few updates, so check it out: I recently got a personalized Nancy Drew plate and other goodies, so I'm updating every day or so with new info!

http://nancydrewsleuths.blogspot.com

In this E-News & Clues: convention wrap up: goodies for sale, Cafe Press Closes 10-31!, 2009 Convention Invite, Sept./Oct. issue of The Sleuth, Nancy Drew News.

Payment Info for anything below: Pay Pal: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com or send check/money order to me at:

Jennifer Fisher
P.O. Box 128
Higley, AZ 85236-0128

2008 CONVENTION WRAP UP: GOODIES FOR SALE

CONVENTION DVDS:

If you would like a set of DVDs from our convention which include our sleuthing adventures in Amish Country, our neat gift exchange of fun Nancy Drew theme gifts, and our presentations from our convention day: myself, Nancy Drew Files illustrator Tricia Zimic, Penny Warner, Lea Fox, and Michael G. Cornelius, e-mail me off list. I'm taking orders! We'll place our order in early November and will be shipping these off by mid to late November. We're not doing VHS, just DVDs!

Total is 15.50 which includes regular mail shipping. You can send a check/money order or Pay Pal. Please e-mail me if you are interested in ordering by Nov. 13!

LEFTOVER CONVENTION GOODY BAGS:

We have just a couple of these left! View bag here:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/08goodybag.jpg

In the bag which is a neat Old Clock bag from the set that came out in '07, blue multi pic eps inside the bag, a little booklet of Sleuthing Tips from Amish Country based on stuff Nancy and her chums did in the books--featuring illustrations from the books, a neat ornament that Kelly made using our hex symbol design, a miniature Witch Tree book, 2 pins--one says "Everything is Evidence" and the other says "Get a Clue," a Nancy Drew Girl Detective PB 30, Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers PB 22, and the Nancy Drew Magnetic Wisdom set.

All this for 25.00 which includes flat rate priority shipping! E-mail me if you're interested so I don't run out before you pay! You can send a check/money order or Pay Pal.

CAFE PRESS CONVENTION MERCHANDISE ENDS 10-31:

http://www.cafepress.com/nancydrewsleuth

Our Nancy Drew Cafe Press Sales end 10-31, so be sure to stop by our shop and load up on Nancy Drew vintage art goodies!

SLEUTHS WEBSITE CONVENTION MERCHANDISE ENDS 10-31:

There are lots of leftovers from the convention for sale: mini buttons, ornaments, mousepads, shirts, journals, plus our vintage book cover journals, altered art charms, and lots of scrap sets for your craft or scrapbooking projects!

http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthconventionshop.html

2009 CONVENTION INVITE:

If you are interested in attending the 2009 convention in Las Vegas: Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, send me an e-mail and I'll put you on our e-mail list for updates/info about it. Interested in speaking? Drop me a line!

SEPT./OCT. 2008 THE SLEUTH

Our Sept./Oct. issue--which I noted in last month's editor column would be delayed due to the convention--went into the mail today. So you should have your issue shortly! If you haven't checked us out yet or want to try a back issue, or subscribe, check out our website:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

NANCY DREW NEWS

October 2008:

Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Perfect Escape
Her Interactive: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

Jenn:)

Sept. '08 E-News & Clues

Hi Everyone!

Fall starts tomorrow, so Happy Fall! The Nancy Drew Sleuth Convention begins on Sept. 29 and runs through Oct. 5 in Bird-in-Hand, PA! We're all getting excited about our Witch Tree theme convention! If you're wondering about next year, scroll down to the Blog entry past this one for some details! We'll be in Las Vegas! Or check out our website for a brief itinerary:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/ndsconventions.html

REMINDERS: Don't forget, our convention sales at Cafe Press and at our website(journals/handbags/charms/scrapbooking sets) will END on Oct. 31st, so be sure to check those out! We've got lots of neat images and neat vintage book cover items! See more info below...

In this E-News & Clues: Sleuth Convention Merchandise, Nancy Drew Books/Collectibles FS, Nancy Drew News, The Sleuth Special.

SLEUTH CONVENTION MERCHANDISE:

We've added new items!

I've updated our convention shop at our website with altered art journals and altered art scrapbooking sets:


http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthconventionshop.html

Each scrapbooking set includes the removed contents of a book--pages plus includes several sheets from the book: endpaper(s), title pages, contents, frontispiece, etc.

Each set also includes: 5 pieces of cardstock in white and 4 shades of blue, set of footprint stickers, 4 foot print paperclips, 2 rolls of blue satin ribbon, 1 roll of peachy orange satin ribbon, 8 stickers of the internal endpaper illustrations, and 5 neat pewter mystery charms: flashlight, fingerprint, footprints, magnifying glass, and a girl in a convertible.


Each Blank Journal has 75 to 100 blank pages inside. These have been made using vintage Nancy Drew picture cover and tweed covers. Spiral Bound.

We also still have altered art charms available!

And we're having a 3.00 shipping special right now for US buyers, just select "standard flat rate shipping" when checking out!

CAFE PRESS:

Remember, Cafe Press sales will be going on only through Oct. 31 and we are limited to 100 of each item to sell, so be sure to check the shop out:

http://www.cafepress.com/nancydrewsleuth



NANCY DREW BOOKS/COLLECTIBLES FOR SALE:

Remember, Sleuth members get a discount at my personal Nancy Drew website on sales at The Sleuth Shop. With so many problems going on at eBay these days, I find myself listing vintage series books more and more just at my website, plus neat Nancy Drew collectible items and mystery theme gifts. Normally Sleuths just get 15% discount, but through Oct. 20th, I'm going to up that to 25% to clear some things out!

$3.00 shipping special through Oct. 20 for US buyers, select "standard flat rate shipping" when checking out. The cart doesn't subtract discounts, so e-mail me with your orders and you can pay via Pay Pal or send a check/money order. Or, you can also purchase directly and I can credit back the 25% through the shopping cart system.

http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/thesleuthshop.html

NANCY DREW NEWS:

September 2008:

Nancy Drew and The Clue Crew: Thanksgiving Thief

Papercutz: Boxed Set of Graphic Novels

The Sleuth Special

Through Oct. 31st, take 3.00 off your total subscription! Send checks/money orders to: Jennifer Fisher, P.O. Box 128, Higley, AZ 85236-0128. Or send a Pay Pal to me at: nancydrewsleuth@aol.com. Check out our website for back issues too:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

Jenn:)

August '08 E-News & Clues

Sleuths,

Summer flew by! Hope you all had a great summer, it's winding down now, fall is fast approaching! That means some of you will be traveling along soon to Bird-in-Hand, PA for our 8th annual convention: Sept. 30-Oct. 5. We have quite a crowd converging in the area this year, so I'm looking forward to meeting new faces and seeing old chums. Lots of newbies this year! For those you not attending, look for lots of recaps in our Sept/Oct issue of The Sleuth. We'll also do some blogging here during the convention too.

I was really pleased to get to license Nancy Drew for the convention again and get the leeway to do so many different things with it--we've got lots of neat vintage images and items this year! See info below!

In this E-News & Clues: Cookbook Reprints?, The Sleuth, Sleuth Convention Merchandise FS, & Nancy Drew News.

COOKBOOK REPRINTS:

We sold 100 of our 150 planned cookbooks, the last 50 were never printed. Is there sufficient interest to print the last 50? If you'd like to have one of the Sleuth cookbook/scrapbooks which turned out really nice, e-mail me. I'll need 50 orders before I will print them up. If you got one and wanted a second, this is your chance.

Here was our info page on the cookbook--however, disregard price and shipping at this time, as I'll need to get a quote at the printers and shipping has gone up at the PO since this info was posted. My guess is that cookbooks will stay around 15 to 20 each and shipping media about 4.25 to include box/packing materials. Priority would be flat rate at about 10.00. Overseas/Canada would be much more expensive now that shipping options have changed.

http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthcookbook

THE SLEUTH:

Reminder: The Sept/Oct issue of The Sleuth will run a tad late to include convention info/write ups, and photos.

Subscribe/Order a back issue:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

SLEUTH CONVENTION MERCHANDISE:

I think we've outdone ourselves this year for our Nancy Drew Sleuth convention merchandise! We have officially licensed Nancy Drew again from Simon & Schuster/G&D and have expanded greatly on our merchandise both as to artwork styles and as to products available! Lots more art and more products. Also all sizes, kids/jrs/women/unisex for the clothing and many more clothing selections this year. Any clothing not labeled "jrs/kids/or womens" is unisex and can be worn by women and men.

Limited quantity/limited time--sales only through October 31st. I won't have a lot of this at the convention due to space/leftovers issues so Cafe Press is the place to shop!

You can learn more about the shop, see sample images of what we're using on the products and see sample product images at our website: (There's a neat slide show of the images!)

http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthconventionshop.html

Or go straight to our Cafe Press shop and start shopping:

http://www.cafepress.com/nancydrewsleuth

I have kept the images somewhat small on the samples page, due to copyright issues and image stealers on the web, though it's not foolproof, however, if you go to the Cafe Press shop--using the above link--all you have to do is enter a section, click on a product, say for example a totebag, and then on the page that comes up, click on the "view larger" link under the product image. Then click on the "zoom in on image" link on the page that comes up--it will zoom in on the product image where you can read the slogans/phrases.

We really went vintage this year and are using a lot more vintage Nancy Drew cover art as well as the cute and whimsical blue multi pic endpapers! Plus the Witch Tree covers--our theme--and a neat Nancy Drew silhouette hex sign created by Sleuth Kelly Boettlin that turned out great!

We've got mystery slogans, kitschy humor/slogans all using vintage images as well as a fabulous collage of Nancy Drew images and actual phrases from the classic Nancy Drew books spoken by Nancy and her chums--each collage has different phrases on it.

I think everyone will be pleased with the way the shop has turned out--if we do pretty successful sales, we might turn this into a more long term licensing venture, so support the shop and you may be able to get some of these things year round in the future!

It's located as usual at Cafe Press, and it's designed by sections--each section is by image, so click on a section and you'll see all products available with that particular image. Very user friendly, very easy to shop.

And a bonus, soon to be available only at our Sleuths website (NOT Cafe Press), in September, will be very limited quantity altered art items using vintage book covers: beaded handle Nancy Drew Handbags with vintage covers, and scrapbooking kits, and journals using vintage book covers.

AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW: Altered Art Nancy Drew Charms at our website:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthconventionshop.html

22 styles, 4 of each style for sale, so limited quantities!

NANCY DREW NEWS:

August 2008 Releases:

Papercutz: Sleight of Dan
Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Ghost Stories

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Jenn:)

July '08 E-News & Clues

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Sleuths,

Hope you're having a great summer, getting in a lot of summer reading and doing a little book hunting and antiquing! Perhaps traveling on some fun adventure.

In this E-News & Clues: July/August issue of The Sleuth, Nancy Drew News, Cafe Press: Sleuths Items/Convention Gear, Convention News, Nancy Drew Event in Michigan, Subscribe to this Blog, and 1993 Nancy Drew Conference Memories.

JULY/AUGUST ISSUE OF THE SLEUTH:

Our next issue of The Sleuth will be mailed next week and our theme is great! Some neat new surprises in store:) I'll be updating the Blog and website with the cover and contents as soon as I have that available. To subscribe or try out a back issue:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

For new subscribers: Mail in your payment or Pay Pal and take 3.00 off your total through August 31st, 2008!

NANCY DREW NEWS:

Items out in July:

Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Perfect Cover
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: Mall Madness
An August release, the new Nancy Drew Ghost Stories has already been spotted in stores!
Her Interactive game: The Phantom of Venice

CAFE PRESS: SLEUTH ITEMS/CONVENTION GEAR:

Just a reminder we do have lots of fun things at Cafe Press in our shop sections there, links and more can be found here:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthshop.html

We'll be doing licensed convention items again this year! Sleuth Kelly designed a fabulous Nancy Drew Hex Symbol--preview above--and we'll be selling items at Cafe Press as usual--featuring the hex symbol, last year's You Know You're A Nancy Drew Fan When..., and some neat Nancy Drew vintage images/slogans. We'll also be featuring more products than before! And selling some neat altered art items at my website and at the Sleuths' website. For a limited time as usual: August-October. Once I have the Cafe Press store set up with the merchandise, I'll be e-mailing everyone about it. But the link for the store will be:

http://www.cafepress.com/nancydrewsleuth

You can visit and bookmark the link for later viewing!

CONVENTION NEWS:

Speaking at this year's convention are Sleuths Michael G. Cornelius, Lea Fox, Penny Warner and myself. We also have a treat in that Nancy Drew illustrator Tricia Zimic will be joining us.

Tricia will be speaking to us, signing books/etc. and selling her Nancy Drew paintings! If you are interested in her paintings, e-mail me and I'll send a list of Nancy Drew Files paintings she has available. FYI: She illustrated 22 of the Nancy Drew Files books: volumes 70 through 91. For a list of these titles, visit my website:

www.nancydrewsleuth.com/files.html

NANCY DREW EVENT IN MICHIGAN:

The University of Michigan at Dearborn is having a reception on Sept. 12th to go along with an exhibition on children's series books including artwork that will be displayed. There will also be a nice display of Nancy Drew books and memorabilia. They contacted me about speaking at the reception. I will speak at around 5:30 to 6pm on the 12th. If you are in the area or want to attend, here is more information about it:

http://library.umd.umich.edu/news/index.php?/archives/3701-Secrets-of-Nancy-Drew-Revealed.html

I gave a list of Sleuth members/addresses that live near Dearborn in Michigan and the Ohio areas to the event coordinator so those of you in this area should be receiving flyers about the event shortly. Please contact me if you are able to attend the event! I will be speaking about Nancy Drew and the history of the series as well as talking about the illustrations over the years!

SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG:

At the bottom of this Blog page is a link for you to subscribe to the postings, so as each new Blog entry is posted, you'll get a notification of it.

1993 NANCY DREW CONFERENCE MEMORIES:

If you attended the 1993 Nancy Drew Conference in Iowa City, IA, I'm looking for people to share their memories of the event and photos if you took them for an upcoming issue of The Sleuth! Contact me at the e-mail link above.

Jenn:)

June '08 E-News & Clues

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Sleuths,

Hope you are all enjoying your summer thus far and making time for a little summer reading! You can subscribe to these postings using the subscriber link at the bottom of the page! Check out my Nancy Drew blog for some new collectible finds and some neat gaming news and images:

http://nancydrewsleuths.blogspot.com

I have overhauled our Nancy Drew Sleuths website with quite a lot of new changes and updates, making it more streamlined and adding some fun touches. Check out the changes at the site and in the "Members Only" section:

http://www.ndsleuths.com

Registration has closed now for the 2008 PA Witch Tree Convention and we'll have nearly 60 people attending! Hope you all are ready to walk in Nancy's footsteps and eat some Shoefly Pie! Information on next year's convention below.

In this month's E-News & Clues Blog entry: Nancy Drew News, Website Changes, Convention News, The Sleuth: May/June '08, Sleuth Members Map/Get Togethers, and Sleuth Gift Exchanges.

NANCY DREW NEWS:

June Releases:

--Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Pageant Perfect Crime
--Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys: Danger Overseas

WEBSITE CHANGES:

As noted above, we have revamped the website in some areas, so have fun sleuthing through the site. Our Members Only section has a nice update as well. If you have any issues logging in, e-mail me.

http://www.ndsleuths.com

CONVENTION NEWS:

If you couldn't make this year's convention, plan ahead/save for the next few years! If you're wondering about Hawaii, never fear, it's on the list :) Check out our tentative schedule (tentative past 2010):

2009: October. Las Vegas, NV. Forgotten City/Venice/CSI Theme

2010: 80TH ANNIV OF ND SPRING (April)

Florida & Cruise. We’ll spend a couple of days in Florida and 4 days at sea! Nancy Drew's 80TH anniversary & NDSleuths 10th Anniversary Fun!

2011: Charlottesville, VA. Hidden Window. (Spring–April when book set)

2012: Spring: Hawaii, Golden Pavilion (Mar. Or April)

2013: Florida Keys. Crocodile Island. Spring

2014: Maine for Tolling Bell Theme Spring or Fall

2015: Cooperstown, NY for Mirror Bay Theme. Spring or Fall

THE SLEUTH MAY/JUNE '08:

Check out our latest issue of The Sleuth:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

Theme: Nancy Drew & The Law. We're looking for columnists and regular writers, so contact me if you're interested! I'm interested in articles on other series as well for our series spotlight column.

Haven't subscribed yet?! Take 3.00 off your subscription total if you subscribe by July 31st. How to subscribe can be found on the above website link.

SLEUTH MEMBERS MAP/GET TOGETHERS:

Check out the Blog entry below: we're working on organizing members regionally. Start a book collector group/discussion group at your local library or book store and recruit new members aka book hunting/get together pals :) The map of Sleuths by state/country can be found here and also in the Blog posting below this one:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/sleuthmembersmap

SLEUTH GIFT EXCHANGES:

Finalized: 2 exchanges per year from now on. Spring: April: Nancy Drew's Birthday Exchange and Fall: October: Spooky Sleuths Halloween Exchange. Check out the "Members Only" section for more info!

Jenn:)

May '08 E-News & Clues

E-mail: sleuths@ndsleuths.com

Sleuths,

Welcome to our new E-News & Clues format! From now on, all E-News & Clues each month will be posted to our Blog! Check them out, comment on them and chat with other members in the comments section! Or use the above e-mail to e-mail me privately. I think most of you will find this format preferable.

In this month's news: John Axe Update, Blog Updates, Convention Updates/Reminders, The Sleuth/Subscriber Special, Nancy Drew Book Theme Gift Exchange, and Latest Nancy Drew News/Releases.

JOHN AXE UPDATE:

Our dear friend and series book collector/author John Axe is doing really well! I wanted to update everyone on that. I'm sure he has appreciated your well wishes during this time. If you'd like to send a card to John, contact me and I'll give you his address.

BLOG UPDATES:

Check out below if you haven't already seen the new pictures added:

Sleuth Dean, Nancy Drew Car, Nancy Drew Costume pictures.

CONVENTION UPDATES/REMINDERS:

The deadline to register for this year's Sleuth convention is June 15. You can snail mail a check or Pay Pal. All the info you need for the convention and how to register is located at our website:

http://www.ndsleuths.com

We'll be having between 30 and 50 Sleuths attending this year, come see us!

THE SLEUTH/SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL:

***Check out the very bottom of this Blog page for a poll regarding The Sleuth. We'd like to know what your favorite features are and other interests! Polls are anonymous. Select all that apply.***

Our May/June issue of The Sleuth will be mailed around the 10th of June and has an interesting focus on Nancy Drew and the law! Lots of good articles this issue. Look for a future Blog entry on this issue.

Special: If you haven't subscribed before, check us out. Sample a back issue or jump right in with a subscription--you won't be disappointed! For new subscribers, take 3.00 off your total through June 30:

http://www.ndsleuths.com/thesleuth.html

NANCY DREW BOOK THEME GIFT EXCHANGE:

See the image at the top of this blog for a visual on what you can do with a vintage book!

We're going to try something new! We're going to have a special crafts exchange this summer. It will work like the usual exchange where you make a gift and send it to a fellow Sleuth member. You in return will also receive a gift from another Sleuth member. The theme of this exchange is crafting items using vintage Nancy Drew books. Now before some of you pass out, my suggestion is to use worn out falling apart books, not a new vintage book if you're going to alter the book in any way. Some things we have seen done with vintage books: journals, clocks, lamps, purses. There are so many other things that could be done. I'd like to see how crafty everyone can get! The great thing is, that you'll get something really neat and crafty back for all your hard work in designing your gift to a fellow Sleuth! Need a worn out book? You can find plenty cheap on eBay!

Join up for this exchange by July 1, shipping gifts around mid-July. We have had dwindling numbers in the exchanges the last couple years, so I'd like to see if this special theme exchange helps encourage more to participate!

LATEST NANCY DREW NEWS/RELEASES:

May 2008:

Nancy Drew and The Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew
Papercutz: Doggone Town

June 2008:

Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Pageant Perfect Crime
Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys: Danger Overseas

Jenn:)