Author Kathy Buckworth shares witty insights on surviving parenthood with a little help from technology; Atlanta event offers people a chance to win a BlackBerry smartphone

ATLANTA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless today announced Atlanta as the next stop for its nationwide book tour for "The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood," a book by Kathy Buckworth. The story takes readers through a year-long account of the author's life with her BlackBerry® smartphone, providing a humorous view into how her two worlds -- technology and children -- collide. A special event promoting the book will be held at the North Point Mall in Alpharetta, GA on October 16-17, 2009 from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

At the event, Buckworth will read excerpts from her book, encourage moms in attendance to share their own tales of motherhood, and offer tips on how technology helps parents juggle demanding family schedules. Event attendees can enter to win BlackBerry smartphones from Verizon Wireless, which include:

• BlackBerry® Tour(TM): Go places with the BlackBerry Tour smartphone. Chat with friends, email colleagues, share pictures, and listen to your favorite tunes. Featuring global 3G connectivity, a full-QWERTY keyboard, BlackBerry push email, 3.2 MP camera, VZ Navigator(TM) Global, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Music w/Rhapsody, Mobile Broadband Connect and integrated access to popular social networking sites like Facebook®, MySpace, and Flickr®, this smartphone gives you the power to do more of the things that matter in your life.
• BlackBerry® Storm(TM): Bring your BlackBerry Storm smartphone to life with the power of your touch. Browse, play, share, communicate and organize your world - all from your fingertips. It features a 3.25" "clickable" touch-screen
• BlackBerry® Pearl(TM) Flip 8230: Open up a world of possibilities with one quick flip. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone from Verizon Wireless keeps you connected to your friends and family with Text, Picture, Video and Instant Messaging, and delivers on-the-go entertainment with access to the Internet and streaming media. With a discreet preview screen, it also puts you in control of how, when and where you communicate.
• Pink BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8330: The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone features a full-QWERTY keyboard and BlackBerry push email, the industry's leading mobile email and messaging solution. It supports multitasking so you can send and receive instant messages while browsing the web and listen to music. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone also offers VZ Navigator, Mobile Broadband and a 2 MP camera with flash.
  

"My BlackBerry, whom I affectionately call my fifth child, 'Seamus', has been my saving grace for not only managing my family's increasingly complex schedule but also giving me a moment or two of peace and connection to the outside world," said Buckworth. "As families try to maintain sanity while juggling their kids' lives with carpool schedules, soccer practice, and ballet rehearsals, I'm excited to share tips on how technology can help keep mom organized and somewhat stress-free."

For more information on The BlackBerry Diaries Book Tour, please visit the website here.

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