I'm Nancy Piccione, Book Page Editor of the Catholic Post, official newspaper of the Diocese of Peoria. I write a monthly column and edit some other things for the Book Page of the print Catholic Post each month.
I write and moderate this Catholic Book Group blog as an online extension of the print Catholic Post Book Page, which runs monthly in the print edition of the Post.
I receive many, many free review copies of books from Catholic and other publishers that help me write these book reviews, though I purchase some myself (I'm a book person, no doubt about it). I also provide links to Lagron-Miller and C& A Inspirations, two excellent Catholic booksellers and Catholic Post advertisers in the Peoria Diocese, on the sidebar of each page. I encourage you to shop locally and get inspiration for books and other gifts from visiting these unique stores. Occasionally, I provide Amazon links to books that would not likely be available at a local bookseller.
I'm grateful for friends and colleagues who have helped me along the way to shape and organize the blog and what we do here. This is an ongoing work, and I welcome suggestions and ideas for future books, features, and organization of the blog.
This blog is dedicated to and under the patronage of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists.
If you would like to reach me with a question or comment, please feel free to email me at nmpiccione at me dot com, and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible. You could also leave a comment on this page with your email address. I moderate the comments, so I won't "publish" any of these comments, but I'll be sure to get in touch with you.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for all your input and ideas.
