National Civil War Re-enactment to bring 12,000 reenactors to Gettysburg
May 18, 2013 – 10:24 am | No Comment

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania –  This summer’s 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Battle Reenactment, July 4-7, is poised to be one of the highlights on a large menu of events in Gettysburg during 2013.
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Gift Ideas for Readers Who Road Trip
November 25, 2011 – 6:50 pm | One Comment
Gift Ideas for Readers Who Road Trip

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Happy holiday season from Road Trips for Readers. We’ll be adding gift lists as the season progresses, but we want to start with some things that work great in the car on road trips!
eReader Covers
Are …

Guest Post: AnyBook: Reader on the Road
November 20, 2011 – 9:34 am | No Comment
Guest Post: AnyBook: Reader on the Road

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Guest Post: AnyBook
Reader on the Road
Maintaining daily reading habits with your children can get a bit tricky on a family road trip. For families with earlier readers (like ours), options for reading while driving including using …

C.J. Box: Location Predator
June 14, 2011 – 7:20 pm | No Comment
C.J. Box: Location Predator

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I’m a location predator, and I find out I’m on the prowl even when I don’t want to be on the prowl or don’t even know it — always observing and banking locations that may …

Pat Dennis: Writing in a Moving Cocoon
June 12, 2011 – 10:13 am | No Comment
Pat Dennis: Writing in a Moving Cocoon

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One of my favorites places to write moves slowly, jiggles a bit too much, and occasionally stalls. Perhaps I love it because the same attributes can be attributed to me in my senior years. I …

Guest Post: A Wilder Traveler by Sarah S. Uthoff
June 9, 2011 – 9:18 pm | No Comment
Guest Post: A Wilder Traveler by Sarah S. Uthoff

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It was a casual conversation that changed my life. Right after I was born my mother spoke with someone at work who told her since she had a little girl, she needed to get a …

Lance Zarimba: Mystery Author Inspired by Location
June 4, 2011 – 9:04 pm | No Comment
Lance Zarimba: Mystery Author Inspired by Location

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I, Lance Zarimba, have a notebook or my netbook with me where I go.  I never know when inspiration or an idea will strike.  Sometimes free time happens, and I hate to waste it.  My …

Guest Post: Bookstore Tourism
May 29, 2011 – 8:01 pm | No Comment
Guest Post: Bookstore Tourism

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I first began leading “bookstore road trips” to New York City in 2003.  I’d load 50 people on a chartered bus in Harrisburg, PA, and we’d spend the day visiting the 20 or so indie …