The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, August 23, 1995             TAG: 9508230547
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
TYPE: Local Briefs 
DATELINE: MANTEO                             LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

NATURE WRITER READS

Nature writer Jennifer Ackerman will read from her new book, ``Notes from the Shore,'' at Manteo Booksellers on Thursday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m.

Ackerman is a former staff writer for the National Geographic Society. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and other national publications.

``Notes,'' her first book, has been called a ``lyrical meditation'' on the Delaware shore, where Ackerman lived for three years.

For more information or to reserve signed copies, call Manteo Booksellers at 473-1221. by CNB