https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter daily 0.75 2026-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/88261f0c-f868-458c-8615-78065545611a/Newsletter+Collage.png https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-shakes-it-up monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/4220dadb-9e97-4a38-8eea-13b1fffe352f/Screenshot+2026-01-14+at+3.11.29%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - Make it stand out It’s a new year, and Chatterbox has no resolutions, but does have some hopes, wishes and new ideas—and is making some changes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/548e6e8d-5038-4fe6-bfba-fda8de31421e/Laramie+Project.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - February 20, 21, 27 & 28: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later I’m treading the boards, being a thespian, acting—albeit for maybe four minutes—in Director Laura Iacometta’s production of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. Geoff is in the show too. He plays Moises Kaufman—a big part. We are both so excited to have roles in this important show. Thank you to Laura and OffBook Productions for casting us. The story: In 1998, Matthew Shepard, was tied to a fence and brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming. The Tectonic Theater Project brought Matthew’s story to the theaters across the country. Ten years later, they are back with a sequel: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. The Tectonic team went back to Laramie to see how the town was faring since the widely publicized hate-crime. Had the town changed, was there still a lot of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment, how were the murderers? What they found was shocking, as was the media coverage from outlets like 20/20 that claimed the murder wasn’t a hate crime but a drug deal gone bad.” Tickets are on sale now at https://offbookproductions.ludus.com. I and the rest of the talented company hope you can come and support community theater. Thank you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1ad7913b-1db1-4f06-b6d8-3b90b4e47e38/Writers+Read+Body.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - February 22, 2022: Writers Read, THE LOFT at City Winery I have wanted to read at a Writers Read (www.writersread.org) event for ages. And on February 22, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. I will! Yay! I’ll be telling my story “Immune Systems” with a group of amazing storytellers at THE LOFT at City Winery, 25 11th Ave., NY, NY. The event’s theme is “Body Language: True Stories of Illness, Recovery, and Discovery,” and the program is a collaboration with Bellevue Literary Review. Here—right from the Writers Read and City Winery websites—is what it’s all about: “This special collaboration marks Bellevue Literary Review’s 25th anniversary year. Join us for an entertaining afternoon as talented writers from across the country take the stage to present their true, personal, five-minute stories—literary work exploring the extraordinary demands placed upon the human body and mind. “Hosted by Dr. Danielle Ofri, Editor-in-Chief of BLR and Edward McCann, founder of Writers Read, this curated program of crafted narratives is raw, cathartic, and surprisingly funny—original stories presented by a cast of writers who prove that even in our most vulnerable moments, we possess an undeniable resilience. “Relax and enjoy the afternoon with us! While writers share their tales, you can share food and wine at your table with friends. Reception follows. Doors open 12:00 for lunch.” Tickets are on sale now at https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/writers-read-bellevue-literary-review-present-bo-kzr352. Hope to see you there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/371cb79a-9ec6-426f-a4e6-dc84fb538cab/Platform+Review.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - ARTS BY THE PEOPLE: December 3, 2025 and January 7, 2026 The poets and writers at The Platform celebrated the holidays on December 3 with a workshop and open mic and a lot of laughs. We were back together again on January 7 for the launch of Platform / Review 3. I am so proud to have one poem and a prose poem in the journal. Featured poets and writers read. There was an open mic AND cookies made by me. Yum. Yum. Go to the ARTS By The People website to learn more about their wonderful work and here to purchase a copy of the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1a1874df-8ff4-4fd2-bd50-92b0239b252c/Conversations.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - Conversations Magazine: December 25, 2025 Cyrus Webb interviewer, author, reviewer, Amazon influencer, etc., etc. stepped up with a great Christmas gift this year—the release of the Fall 2025 issue of Conversations Magazine. Yep, that’s me on the cover, and inside is my “[AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT] Take Ten with author Barbara Worton.” Cyrus is a great interviewer, and I am so proud of this conversation we had. You can read it here, and you can buy a copy of Conversations Magazine on Amazon. Big thank you to Cyrus. You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c7219c4f-cdb7-4ad9-88c1-da3ee0177449/Rutherford+HS.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - Back To School, January 7, Rutherford High School Jess Katz is a superstar teacher at Rutherford High School. I had a chance to see her in action on January 7. She invited me, Andrew Katz, Laura Iacometta and Joan Katz to speak to her English class on “Public Speaking in the Real World: How Communication Shapes My Career.” The event was held in the school library and was the best experience. Read all about it. It was an honor to take to the podium with Laura and Joan and with Andrew by video. One of the coolest things about the day was that each of us took a different angle on the importance of public speaking, and I think that gave the students a rounded perspective on the subject. I love sharing my work experiences with students getting ready for college or their careers. The icing on the cake is when they ask questions and share their creative writing and art work. I love having those conversations, and they leave me feeling optimistic about the future. Thank you to Jess, her class, the Principal and Assistant Principal at Rutherford High School for being there and for your kind words about our presentations. How I wish I’d had an English teacher like Jess back in my school days at Alfred G. Berner High School. Thank you, Ms. Katz for the invitation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/b352a4df-39f8-44c2-b201-e39f6809624d/Own+It_AUTHOR_%23E83A10_Square+copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - OWN IT—Laverne + Ralph I have to believe the quote I shared above. So, in my small effort to combat lies and keep hope alive, here comes a shameless act of self-promotion. I am one-quarter of the band Laverne + Ralph. And if there was ever a song that is right for these times, it’s our tune “Own It.” You can listen to it on our website: www.laverneandralph.com/tunes and on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and all streaming services. Enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX SHAKES IT UP - Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life–print and eBook—Is Just A Click Away: It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-is-thankful monthly 0.5 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/8189d302-312d-4be3-9b8c-3834b9b1d5e3/Full+top+of+newsletter+image.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - Make it stand out This Thanksgiving, I turn to Marcel Proust: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/a9094052-464f-47fe-91cc-11bdceb875b3/Pumpkin+1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL I am thankful for so much—Geoffrey, the man I adore, my family, my friends, knowing my niece Melissa is marrying Brian next year and there will be a big celebration, for my home, for the food I eat, for the bravery we have found to stand up against cruelty, violence and what we know is not right and moral and for Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life. My little book has brought me so much joy—brought me face-to-face with people I know and had never met before to share stories, to laugh, to make friends of strangers and to believe there is good in the world, possibility and a future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/4f19e5ea-28ce-47d7-9871-470f0d98f4b8/Pumpkin+2.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/529747d6-b734-42e6-a703-bbe3ab7bf370/Pumpkin+4.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/af81f6fa-55d0-41ba-9c8a-466ccbdfbf26/Hudson+Valley+Books+For+Humanity.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - November 5, 2025, Once I Wore…Hudson Valley Books For Humanity On my long list of my favorite bookstores, Hudson Valley Books For Humanity (HVBFH) in Ossining, NY is right at the top. It sits at 67 Central Avenue and has a bit of the “Flourish & Blotts” from Harry Potter about it. That’s to say, it’s magical. You walk in and fall in love with the place, so much so for some people that they have moved to Ossining to be closer to this bookstore. All this magic is due to its co-founders Amy Hall and Rob Lowenthal—husband and wife—the store’s team and their shared commitment to maximizing the life of every book, community outreach and activism, carefully curated artisan items and events and sustainability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fa40c66e-c906-44d1-bc4b-81abd6fa6f4e/HVBFH+Readers.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL A good deal of that HVBFH magic was in the air on November 5 for “Once I Wore…An Evening of Stories about the Memories We Wear.” Amy Hall, Joyce Markovics, Rochelle Udell, Betsy Kates, Amy Alpert and I shared stories about clothes we once wore and the place each piece holds in our hearts. Dorothy Johnson riffed on the theme with her paintings that elevate what we wear to high art. Audience members with a clothing story to tell stood up for the open mic. Funds were raised and festive clothing collected to benefit IFCA (Interfaith Council for Action). Cookies, brownies and blondies were munched. Drinks sipped. Books bought, and the store rang with community and good will. The night ended on a real high, so yes, we plan a repeat performance in 2026. Watch this newsletter for our next theme and date—and until then, please drop by Hudson Valley Books For Humanity. It is most definitely worth the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/73371d30-370f-4b18-ac05-06056646480e/Little+Falls+Library.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - November 8, 2025: Taking Pride—the Little Falls Public Library Everyone had a grandparents’ kitchen story at the Pride Alliance of Passaic County Chatterbox reading at the Little Falls Public Library on November 8. There were also plenty of cookies, candies, laughs and singing along with Old Blue Eyes (aka Frank Sinatra) with friends new and old. Thank you, Mike Stracco, President and Founder of the Pride Alliance, and Jeff Machno, Liaison of Adult Programming & Community Engagement at the Little Falls Public Library, for a wonderful day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fa42aaad-f59a-4b2c-bd16-167051323fc7/Wayne+Public+Library.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - November 12, 2025, Pasta & Prose—The Wayne Public Library I first met Janette Pardo the Assistant Director of the Wayne Public Library in 2024 when she brought me in to do my “Telling Your Story” workshop. This year, I was back for the library’s Lunchbox Learning Series on November 12. Janette, The Friends of the Library and the group who showed up for some storytelling and fun were fantastic. The highlight of the day was seeing Tatiana, who took my 2024 workshop, in the room and having her show me the collection of stories she has finished since the workshop. Wow! Thank you, to Janette and the Wayne Public Library, everyone who showed up on the day and Tatiana for sharing her work with me. She absolutely made my day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/38ee90fc-d128-401d-b168-16cc34936951/IMG_1153+%281%29+copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - November 15, 2025—Paterson Literary Review The day the annual edition of the Paterson Literary Review publishes should be declared a holiday. Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Founder & Editor of PLR, and Cynthia Pagan, Assistant Editor, bring together a gathering of extraordinary poets and writers at the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, The Hamilton Club. This year, featured writers and poets, friends and family came together to celebrate for the launch of Volume 53. I am so honored to have my story “North to Alaska” in this year’s edition. Thank you to Maria Mazziotti Gillan for including me in the collection. It has been wonderful to become part of the PLR community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/7af9b7b6-20af-499c-bf47-64993df6c75a/J+Jill.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - November 20, 2025—Winter Looks & Cozy Books, J Jill Garden State Plaza Thank you, Rita Wollner, for another fun day at J Jill Garden State Plaza. A really good sale brought in lots of shoppers—which is always good for me and my book sales. Selling books is always good, but I think the best things about being in the store are spending time with the staff and chatting with the women shoppers who stop by my table to talk books and all sorts of things. I get to meet a lot of teachers, writers, book lovers, librarians and parents and grandparents shopping for the young people in their lives. I love it. And, of course, I do a little shopping. That’s always part of the fun. Thanks again, Rita, Becky, Lorraine, Sherry and Maryann for a terrific day and for supporting Chatterbox and helping me to connect with the community. And ladies, you are my heroes. I have fully come to appreciate how hard it is to stand on your feet all day! A portion of my book sales goes to the YORK STREET PROJECT to help women and girls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/4b0d09d2-07d1-44ab-8767-7baa4ce695e6/The+Joy+Project.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - Helping Kids Smile—The Joy Project Co-founded by Kathy Curto and her family and Dr. Patricia Devine, The Joy Project does a whole lot of good for pediatric patients in New Rochelle, NY. The charity works hard to keep children from 0-12 warm and cozy with new winter coats and to put smiles on young faces with some new books—including Too Tall Alice. To learn more and contribute to The Joy Project, please go to https://www.kathycurto.com/the-joy-project. Thank you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/a75e9a1f-0cd2-4ea1-85ad-50f40374e9c8/CFBNJ.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - It Takes A Village The home page for the Community Food Bank of NJ—a favorite of mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/ad8f808f-49b1-4c4f-8bf9-85fe1806029c/Platform+Review.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - December 3, 2025: Platform Review Book Launch—ARTS By The People December is party season. I am thankful for that, and the festivities for me start on December 3 with the launch of the first print issue of Platform Review 2024-2025 from ARTS By The People. I am so excited to be one of the featured writers. We’ll be launching the book with readings at the Madison Arts Center, 10 Kings Road, Madison, NJ on December 3. To purchase copies of the book in advance, please go to: https://www.artsbythepeople.org/shop/platform-review And then, it’s time to celebrate the holidays for me. Hope you have a good one. I’ll see you next year. Okay, groan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS THANKFUL - Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life–print and eBook—Is Just A Click Away: It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-wants monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/43e58a19-61f7-4725-8add-f85840a6c509/Banner+Image+Newsletter+10.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Peace, quiet, hope, kindness, health, a place to call home and prosperity for all. And I want to know what I can do and say and write to help make all that happen now, right now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/8492c6c3-80c5-4660-803d-f42c8b0b7bcc/Spotlight.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - September 14, 2025—SPOTLIGHT presented by ARTS By The People Great Sunday, September 14, 2025 reading at the SPOTLIGHT event in Madison, NJ. I shared the stage with three wonderful writers Stephen Vittoria, Mary Tautin Moloney and Laura Daniels. The readings, author Q&As and book signings got rave reviews and so did the cookies I baked. Thank you, Paul Rabinowitz and all the ARTS By The People Board Members who selected me for this reading and to everyone who came out for the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/ab94178a-b14a-435f-851c-01327da5743c/Barbara+-+Miriam+PCBF.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - September 27, 2025 — Passaic County Book Festival There was a great turnout for the Passaic County Book Festival on September 27—lots of authors, tons of readers, all thanks to Passaic County and the PALS Plus network of libraries. Thank you to the readers who stopped by my table and bought copies of all my books! The photo is of me and Miriam Simon author of Tattoos and Pearls: Combining Street Wisdom with Corporate Strategy answering questions from the audience and moderator Diana Filippi from the Totowa Library. Our panel was “Beyond the Page: The Emotional Journey of Writing Your Life.” Only downside of the whole day, I bought candies for visitors to my table and ate too many of them myself. Hmmm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c2d329ee-ff0c-4dcf-8353-996ac288c36f/College+of+Staten+Island.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - October 5, 2025 — Friends of CSI Literary Luncheon Sixty people turned up for the Friends of CSI Literary Luncheon. This picture should give you a good idea of how much fun I had speaking at the event and meeting so many wonderful people there to donate scholarships for The College of Staten Island (CSI). Let me say, I was also a nervous wreck. In the crowd on the day were Dr. Timothy Lynch, President of the College of Staten Island; Dr. Christina Tortora, Chair of the English Department; Jacqueline Lamberti, Associate Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving; Cheryl Adolph, Interim Executive Director for Institutional Advancement and the CSI Foundation Inc.; Carol Beraradi, President, Friends of CSI and National Overseer of the Garibaldi Meucci Museum and six students from the English Department. An extra big shout-out goes to Carol. She invited me to read from Chatterbox at the Garibaldi Meucci Museum in April and to be the speaker on October 5. I can’t thank her enough. A bunch of my dearest friends, Paula, Dee, Mark and Maggie, and of course, my hubby, the man who gets me through all these events, Geoff, were also there to cheer me on, enter the raffles (and win) and enjoy some delicious Italian food. Thank you, Osteria Santina. And thank you to my friends who couldn’t be there on the day but donated to the scholarship fund. This event was near and dear to me. CSI changed my life. There would have been no Chatterbox or a writing career if I hadn’t attended and graduated from the college. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c532eaa9-f06c-4b92-b508-ab5325871448/Bradley+Beach+Library.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - October 9, 2025, Bradley Beach Library — An Evening With An Author College buddy Ralph Palladino, Ilene Winkler, Paula and Dee Meyer and, of course, Geoff, showed up for my reading at Bradley Beach Library. Thank you, Cynthia and Katie, the Bradley Beach Library team, for making this event happen. We started the day with a walk on the beach, went on to the library for stories and conversations about growing up and moving on, the state of the world, etc., etc.—and after that, we ate. Yummy Italian food, what else, at Pagano’s UVA Ristorante in Bradley Beach. Ralph and Ilene are regulars, and Anthony Pagano, the restaurant’s owner, joined us for dinner, drinks and dessert. Another great night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/f3115500-1840-4ade-8a00-ab53a93a4eb0/Once+I+Wore-hanger.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/286433bb-206e-4982-96e4-5fc643f2d223/Pride+Alliance+of+Passaic+County.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/123f310e-6168-45a7-8eb8-585c4b5c5f40/Wayne+Public+Library.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - November 12, 2025 — Pasta & Prose, Lunchbox Learning Series, Wayne Public Library Lunchbox Learning is a series of programs that are supported by the Friends of the Wayne Public Library. The series originated to provide daytime programming and consists of musical programs, history lectures and occasional dramatic programs. November 12 at 12:30 p.m., I’ll be at the library for “Pasta & Prose,” sharing stories from Chatterbox, talking about how I wrote the book and taking questions. Registration is required. Doors open at noon. Please, feel free to bring a bag lunch. The programs starts at 12:30 PM, and there will be a raffle of some Italian goodies! Hope to see you at the Wayne Public Library, https://www.waynepubliclibrary.org 461 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470. And thank you, Assistant Director, Janette Pardo for the opportunity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/f8dc8e4e-979f-45e7-83e5-a03341f88a22/J+Jill++copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Rita and me at the spring 2025 event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/b04ee8c3-d1b9-4ccf-9088-72420a92f56a/Italian+American.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/aed1e226-5b84-47be-9b38-f1baf756aecb/Geoff+Poem.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/ebb16c91-15fc-4729-b67a-7cd2e0e83a61/TMHP.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/534ae25c-1c59-4a0f-99d4-e43ba39ec268/Jennifer+Martelli.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fe5ff65d-2568-466d-83b3-4d0965ed3c8f/Frozen+Statue+of+Liberty.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/ef96a193-e80f-473b-9920-f90689e8c275/VOTE+Buttons.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - On November 4! Vote your values! Vote. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX WANTS - Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life–print and eBook—Is Just A Click Away: It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-is-celebrating-8wgnz monthly 0.5 2025-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1757693618682-DJ9TF37QTIBPSBU89LU6/Banner+Image.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - Make it stand out Sun and fun and dinners out and summer stock theater and three-mile walks on the beach were great, but it’s September. Back to school—umm, work on Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/ba83e4e4-989c-4260-8b67-1fc5c40477b6/Sept+Spotlight+%281%29.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - September 14, 2025 — SPOTLIGHT presented by ARTS By The People ARTS By The People has become something of a creative home for me. I’m a regular at The Platform, have had two pieces published in the December 2024 Platform Review and taken numerous workshops. I’m honored to have been selected to read at the September 14, 2025 SPOTLIGHT. I’ll be sharing the stage with three wonderful writers Stephen Vittoria, Mary Tautin Moloney and Laura Daniels. The readings, author Q&As and book signings start at 3:00 p.m. and run to 4:30. Doors will open around 2:30. Oh, and I’ll be baking cookies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/6f0fdef2-170c-4b79-8456-ab3ada904086/Passaic+County+Book+Festival.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - September 27, 2025 — Passaic County Book Festival The 4th Annual Passaic County Book Festival is September 27 (rescheduled from June 14). The literary fun starts at 11 a.m.—and there will be vendors, food and other cool attractions. I’ll have a table and be on a panel with Miriam Simon. Our topic is “Beyond The Page: The Emotional Journey of Writing Your Life,” and our timeslot is 1:15-2:00 PM in Panel Tent 2. It’s a fun day out for book lovers of all ages and their families. Hope to see you there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/77a45810-4a27-4828-a366-5720bcc1b6db/BWORTON+10-5+LUNCHEON.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - October 5, 2025 — Friends of CSI Literary Luncheon I graduated The College of Staten Island (CSI) in 1973 after studying my first two years at SUNY Farmingdale. Now, I’m saying thank you. I’m the speaker at the Friends of CSI Literary Luncheon on October 5, 12-3 PM. Osteria Santina at 502 Jewett Ave., Staten Island, NY is the place to have some great Italian food and hear me talk about how CSI helped make me a writer, and, of course, I’ll talk about Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life. All proceeds from the event support CSI scholarships. Please reserve your seat today at https://FriendsofCSI.givesmart.com, and if you can’t attend, please consider making a donation that will help a deserving young person earn a college degree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c532eaa9-f06c-4b92-b508-ab5325871448/Bradley+Beach+Library.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - October 9, 2025, Bradley Beach Library — An Evening With An Author Big thanks go to Ralph Palladino for introducing me to Cynthia Becker at the Bradley Beach Public Library. I’ll be reading there and signing books on Thursday, October 9 at 6 p.m. And maybe there will be a surprise or two. It’s a free event, but registration is required, so please sign up at bradleybeachlibrary.org. Just go to the events calendar for all the information you need. Hope to see you down the shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1758f5a1-0dcc-4d4e-b405-2489670f0ba9/Talking+Plants.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/e6d2c78b-4308-4ac1-b6e4-914467a66406/Jug+Tavern.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/e13b864d-f4ae-405a-8b8a-86bc40ad6d0f/kttc-cetara-social-1080.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - Do You Dream Of Writing On Italy’s Amalfi Coast? Here’s your chance. Key to the Castle Workshop are returning to Cetara, Italy in 2026 from May 23rd-May 30th for their signature workshop program for writers. Early Bird Registration and pricing is available through September 30, and the Workshop team—Kathy Curto, Patricia Dunn, Angela Derecas Taylor and William Papaleo—is accepting applications. Visit the Key To The Castle Workshop website to get all the details on the workshop and lock in your early bird pricing. Registration is limited to twelve participants and places sell out quickly. Seven days, seven nights in a quaint seaside village for writing, painting and simply taking in the beauty, charms and flavors of Southern Italy are waiting for you. Friends will be made, creativity will flow and gelato will be served! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/11b58b5a-f8bf-4bdb-a397-f1704faab08a/TMH%2C+Pamela%2C+Elizabeth+Book+Launch+Flyer%2C+copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - The Place To Be On 9/20 — Poet’s House When poet Paul Genega emails me information about new book launches, I take note and pass along the details. Three Mile Harbor Press is celebrating the launch of Femistry by Pamela Hughes and Causa Sui by Dorian Elizabeth Knapp with a reading and book signing. The place to be on Saturday, September 20 at 2 p.m. is Poets House, Elizabeth Kray Hall, 10 River Terrace, New York, NY. Can’t get to the reading? You can still purchase copies of both books at www.3mileharborpress.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/9dc682c4-63f9-49ca-96a7-57996cf0feb0/Andrew+Book+Cover.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - A New Book From A New Generation A.T. Hawkins has just published his newest novel. Fans of low fantasy, LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game) modern world, slice of life, are likely to know the author. He’s active on Patreon and has a loyal following. Full disclosure, A.T. Hawkins, aka Andrew, is my nephew, and yes, I’m a proud aunt. Illustrations are by Lizbe Coetzee. You can find the book on Amazon in Kindle and paperback formats. Enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/80408eb1-bb4f-4658-b91b-f830d4cdf221/Reading+is+Essential.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS BACK - Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life–print and eBook—Is Just A Click Away: It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-is-celebrating monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/be18d79e-c63a-4be2-ac6b-661c7ce080af/8+Chatterbox+is+Celebrating.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out July is my birthday month. I celebrated with my sweetheart, Geoff, family and friends and at a bunch of wonderful Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life events. Read on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/20ecefa1-71e5-40a3-8296-ca546e7ea855/GW-BW+Garden.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/810ecef7-212f-4fe3-be1b-18658d34e9f9/Bookclub+Birthday.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Let The Celebrations Begin My amazing book club celebrated two July birthdays. Me and Maggie. With two birthday cakes, gifts for the birthday girls, white wine and rose, Megan R’s glorious charcuterie tray and other assorted munchies. We did also discuss the book, My Friends by Fredrik Backman, with a near equal number of thumbs up and down. I was a big thumbs up. I loved this book—thought it was wise, touching and read like a Nordic legend. Love my book club. Thank you so much, ladies, for the celebration and your spirit and wisdom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1569ebb2-f488-4edf-881f-09ecb3305e51/NYC+Poetry+Festival.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/acde784a-6848-4399-988f-260b77c7c4ca/Kirkus+Ad.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c1190119-b424-465a-9afe-95a245db0dc6/Linda+%26+Me+1.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1a716423-ada6-48e9-8bd4-c9071027b2fa/toastique-9049+copy.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/a73f8910-9a5a-47d0-9e51-4bfbd5208852/Laverne-and-Ralph-55+copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends I have a lot of people to thank for so much throughout my life. Chatterbox is one lucky girl. In this issue, I have to give a huge shout-out to Paula Howard Meyer and Dee Meyer. These two—the other half of Laverne + Ralph with me and Geoff—have shown up at all but one Chatterbox event. Through rain, snow, sleet and sweltering sun. Paula was my roommate for so many years that when I met Geoff, our parents said they felt like she and I were getting divorced. She created marketing and web materials to support the book, and both she and Dee have provided enormous emotional support—and many fun opportunities for eating too much food and drinking too much wine. Love you both, globs and bunches. I couldn’t have better friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life–print and eBook—Is Just A Click Away: It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/46b7d3d5-27a1-4d62-b90d-c7c1bff94a97/Lawn+Shot+Athenaeum.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS CELEBRATING - Make it stand out It was a beautiful night in the garden at The Salem Athenaeum. https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-is-roasting monthly 0.5 2025-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/93cc8f88-fbd0-481c-9c75-8de6ae8c36b3/7+Chatterbox+is+Roasting.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - Make it stand out Summer 2025 is bringing the heat. Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life is too. Read all the latest news and thank yous to people and places I love–and keep scrolling for a free story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/d18eeefe-4e7d-46e7-8fcb-022f16044216/Kirkus-04.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - Kirkus Reviews gave Chatterbox a “Get It,” and on the strength of the review, my book is not only featured in the online magazine, you’ll find it in the July 1st issue of the print magazine. A big deal, and I’m excited. To build on that, I’m going with a Kirkus Reviews ad campaign. You’ll find Chatterbox ads in the 7/15 and 8/1 online and print magazines, on the website on 7/21- 8/23 and in Kirkus Reviews’ email on 8/5! That takes care of all my mad money for a while, so you can be sure, I’ll be spreading the word on this far and wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/14b808c0-2a77-4dc8-aad9-8322f2258697/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - The Midwest Review of Books said “From the opening pages, Chatterbox captivates readers with… the hustle and bustle of daily life and vivid impressions collected by an observant child, teenager and woman who taps the inner fears and delights of her world… a step back in time and forward into the present… stories that connect us to our own feelings and life experiences we share.” The full review will be posting on their website and going out to bookstores and libraries on July 1st. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/451790d6-7f78-4fa5-8aaa-b70a91906547/Screenshot+2025-06-25+at+5.44.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - BookLife picked Chatterbox for their Spring 2025/June issue “Cover Crush” series “celebrating the artistry and creativity of indie book covers.” Four stars, bravos and many thank you to Steve Turner—the man behind the cover. Pure genius. The quarterly series “showcases standout designs and highlights the collaboration between authors and cover artists…. we're pulling back the curtain to reveal the creative thinking behind the designs. From visual metaphors to unexpected details, these covers reflect the heart of the stories they represent.” And Chatterbox was top of the list in “Indie Spotlight: Memoirs” in both BookLife and Publishers Weekly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/9b22eb2b-db55-420c-b9db-931042c4c8cd/Cyrus+Webb.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - Cyrus Webb is an Amazon influencer and top book reviewer. AND, he just named Chatterbox to his Conversations Book Club “Top 25 Books to Read This Summer” and Conversations Magazine “Books You Need To Read” for June 2025. Thank you. I’m smiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/5907dcd6-83f8-4095-bd1d-947316e5390a/Mommy-me2+copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - The Italian American Press gave Chatterbox top billing on their website and ran a blurb in their newsletter Tutto Italiano in June. “Blending her Italian American and German Dutch heritage, Barbara offers a collection of her life experiences. From her first story where ‘grandma’s spaghetti and meatballs were worth’ all the adventures and mishaps to get to the ‘kid’s table,’ to the last with a primer on making tomato sauce – noting that if her mother’s family had a coat of arms ‘it would be a bubbling pot of tomato sauce ...’” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/22a34f68-0619-4703-922b-e8b9947612aa/Angela+and+LuLu.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1750964923530-G4SM0O37XJSZ8BHE8KMU/Barbara+Poetry+Reading.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1750964923558-DNUVQY2I8KOBW7XY88R5/Geoff+Poetry+Reading.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1750965148544-AL5VS6DJJ8BBO7ZZFS8N/Barbara+ABTP.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1750965148770-27E22A239M22QKF18TB8/Geoff+ABTP.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/e77db32b-d359-41bc-a592-2815e035a4dc/Beach+Boys.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS ROASTING - Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life–print and eBook—Is Just A Click Away: It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-is-over-the-moon monthly 0.5 2025-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/2138b00d-859b-42b3-b4a8-a6df0608e344/6+Chatterbox+Is+Over+The+Moon.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON - Make it stand out Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life is getting a lot of love, and I am so grateful. Thank you to everyone who has hosted and turned up at readings, bookstores, online and with great reviews. Now, have I got news for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/e05dc8cd-69e1-4921-9cbb-9b9632020636/Kirkus+Reviews+Column+copy.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON This is a biggie! Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life got a rave review from Kirkus Reviews online edition—and a BUY recommendation. (Kirkus Reviews has been a publishing industry and reader influencer since 1933.) Then, I got this email forwarded from Lauren at Susan Schadt Press: “Congratulations! I'm writing to let you know that your review for CHATTERBOX has been selected by our Indie editors to be included in the upcoming July 1st issue of Kirkus Reviews magazine. Less than 25% of Indie reviews are selected…” for the print magazine. My first thought, was, “Is this real?” It is. I am so excited and proud and will keep you posted on more Kirkus Reviews news coming soon. My favorite excerpt from the review: “... the essays create a vivid pastiche of mid-to-late-20th century Americana. Worton effectively tells her stories in a breezy style, laced with both humor and poignancy. There's a steady confidence in her prose as she meticulously observes and comments on her own actions, the world around her, and occasional esoteric thoughts that have made a home in her brain..." -Kirkus Reviews I am verklempt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/9fcf2643-ba4e-4faa-91c7-6d7fc48f6bab/April+24.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON - April 24th… We were at the Dublin Public Library. Thank you, Karen Madigan, Library Director. Linda and I had a blast. Three highlights for me: getting to meet the amazing women who attended this event and swapping stories with them having my sister, Laura Thogode, in the audience and watching her crack-up when I shared stories from our childhoods reading with Linda, always fun. This time each of us shared a story about my mother’s favorite warning for what my happen if we misbehaved, “I’m going to crucify you.” Those stories had everyone in the room, and me and Linda, laughing hysterically https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1748802535983-ZUON4PQYPEAYX3K9LZ62/April+25.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1748802536576-SCZBJWDA2H25228XZC6H/April+25-2.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/aa359d4e-0984-49ad-873d-07ebdf791d0a/April+26.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1748802830276-T0UU4PD9NW8O1LJCGKAE/J+Jill+.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1748802830179-VTKUW6LGEALLWT44SAHC/J+Jill+2.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c0164945-e509-4262-a4d5-8c27d87e1d34/Too+Tall+Alice+HVB4H.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1748803431601-82636H625WIZTC0IKA8R/Toastique.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1748803432447-R8JGT9OPENU9NC5BGGFM/Toastique+2.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/fec93829-5313-4d3d-97f8-6e47d230399f/CB1.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX IS OVER THE MOON - Get Chatterbox In An Instant! It’s available in print and e-book formats—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org). Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Bookshop.org Powell’s https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-has-been-busy monthly 0.5 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/8035eb85-5823-40ce-a1e1-9db4d080a4b9/5+Chatterbox+Has+Been+Very+Busy.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - Make it stand out Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life is on the road, and Barbara is reading, singing, signing and spending time with old and new friends! You can grab the book online or at your favorite bookstore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/0105641f-3ebd-48fe-8774-6256d965d638/IAMBOOK+WS+Image.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - Blast Off In Beantown. I yakked about the launch of Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life at I AM BOOKS, Boston on March 15 in last month’s newsletter. But a chatterbox can’t tell a great story just once, so here’s a quick shout out to I AM Books, Catherine Marenghi and IAWA-Boston. If you’re still wondering where the title Chatterbox came from, here’s a link to the answer. BTW, the photo is from the bookstore’s website. Yeah, no one was wearing shorts on a freezing March day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1744902076275-ROXFXEJGQOFANFTIFCVQ/Books+For+Humanity+1.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1744902069435-DGN7R26TMTSDORGSHYDN/Rochelle-Amy-Barbara.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1744902075320-SSD5JWCMSB4VYWC8DOAQ/Three+Books.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/f6b504f4-48ea-4a55-b754-8af9534c4c0a/BW-Carol+Berardi-Statue+Ana+Maria+Garibaldi+.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - The Garibaldi Meucci Museum Carol Berardi and Barbara Worton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/337f7425-db42-458f-bd59-5a80a3715a43/Me-Garibaldi+2.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - That’s me and Garibaldi, well at least a statue of him. Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican. He contributed to Italian unification (Risorgimento) and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered to be one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland." Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi The second namesake of the museum, Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci (13 April 1808 – 18 October 1889) was an Italian inventor, engineer and an associate of Garibaldi. Meucci is best known for developing, in the Staten Island home that is now the museum, a voice communication apparatus that several sources credit as the first telephone. Between approximately 1850-1854, Meucci and his wife gave Garibaldi refuge in their home. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Meucci https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/ecfdff18-232c-4e45-8a36-fe7b7cead9a6/Me-Geoff-Dee.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - That’s me, words, and Geoff, vocals, and Dee, guitar, at the Garibaldi Meucci Museum on April 5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/d510c444-bc4f-42df-bd3c-eda69115a125/Barbara+at+NH+library.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/9c062f00-79a7-42b8-a3a1-2685a8eb7e75/IMG_4264.jpg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - An Annual Tradition. Chocolate Easter bunny ears. Yum, yum. My favorite. My niece, Melissa, when she was about five years old and had witnessed me chomp off the ears of bunnies every Easter, sent me a card with a “Big Ears” Bunny on the front, one ear gnawed off, and the caption “This senseless violence must stop.” It hasn’t. Sorry. (And there’s that purple sweater again.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/f2bd56eb-7003-4c04-a7fd-87ca5160079c/Mockup+CB.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX HAS BEEN BUSY - Get Chatterbox In An Instant! It’s now available in e-book format—Kindle (Amazon) or online download (Bookshop.org)—at a special introductory price. https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/chatterbox-goes-live monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/4bc9e199-6b0a-472f-9e94-f0f09af7fa19/4+Chatterbox+Goes+Live.png Newsletter - CHATTERBOX GOES LIVE - Make it stand out Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life launches today everywhere! You can grab your copy online, at Indiepubs or at your favorite bookstore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/278098fd-bb9a-4d0f-b35c-8ce5471ce88c/IMG_5423+copy.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX GOES LIVE - I AM BOOKS Before the main event, Geoff and I walked over to I Am Books on Salem Street to make sure we knew where we were going. We had been there a few thousand times before, but… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/501ca932-7f4c-4bd9-be88-2801a2418f98/BW+Reading+I+AM+Books.jpeg Newsletter - CHATTERBOX GOES LIVE - “My Way” That’s me in the spotlight—okay, fluorescent light—reading. I did a little singing too—yeah, a very dramatic rendition of the last line of “My Way.” I did warn everyone in the bookstore it was coming up. Amazingly, when I threw out my arms à la Sinatra, they applauded, and they laughed. 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Here’s its picture taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/85ee4f8f-0e92-423a-9caa-81c94618cfcd/shutterstock_2431879857.jpg Newsletter - STARRY EYED - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c6927b10-e0fd-4a76-a0f1-b0b6fc1f4a48/Screenshot+2025-03-09+at+10.47.04%E2%80%AFAM.png Newsletter - STARRY EYED - Coretta Scott King "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." —Coretta Scott King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/c8d4de2f-a627-4824-9acc-2f36c4eaa201/9798989403462_FC.jpg Newsletter - STARRY EYED - Chatterbox: Stories From a Noisy Life Chatterbox: Stories from a Noisy Life by Barbara Worton is a heartwarming, laugh-out-loud collection of mini-memoirs celebrating life's joyful chaos. 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From a lively Italian American childhood to the adventures of adulthood, Worton shares vivid stories filled with humor, nostalgia, and relatable moments. Perfect for anyone who loves heartfelt storytelling and finds magic in everyday life. Releasing soon, in just under a month, on March 18th, 2025. Preorder your copy today! Amazon Barnes & Noble IndiePubs Powell’s Ask for Chatterbox at your local independent bookstore. https://www.barbaraworton.com/newsletter/barbara-is-chatterbox monthly 0.5 2025-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/1b73f563-db8a-4d43-b1b7-53cd472189bd/Newsletter+1+Image.png Newsletter - BARBARA IS CHATTERBOX - Make it stand out Portrait Of The Writer As A Young Girl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6706aabab35a095bd8f3aa28/5edb5bd2-fa11-4125-9c89-1056c913f2e2/Sauce+Photo.jpeg Newsletter - BARBARA IS CHATTERBOX - Sauce or Gravy? 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