ATTENTION ALL WNBA-NYC MEMBERS – TIME TO NOMINATE! WNBA Second Century Award – Supporting the Power of Reading: Past, Present, and Future. Criteria: A national nonprofit literacy organization focusing on women and children which actively demonstrates the positive effects and joys derived from reading A domestic, not international, organization An…
by Rachel Slaiman and Linda Rosen On October 5th, WNBA members gathered in the Willa Cather Room of the Jefferson Market Library for conversation with actor and director Estelle Parsons and authors Lynne Sharon Schwartz and Hilma Wolitzer. Our own Rosalind Reisner moderated the lively, informative and very humorous panel…
by Deborah Batterman I had the pleasure of meeting Céline Keating a few years ago when she read from her first novel, Layla, at a local library in Westchester. Her latest novel, Play for Me, is hot off the press and I was as eager to read it as I…
WNBA-NYC celebrates reading with books and fellow bibliophiles at Brooklyn Book Festival 2015
We are seeking your best work for our national writing contest. Winning entries will be published in a special issue of The Bookwoman, the national newsletter of the WNBA. Prizes: First place winners receive $250 cash prize. Second, third and honorable mentions will be published with the first place winners in…
This Sunday, the Brooklyn Book Festival marks its 10th anniversary as one of New York’s premiere gatherings for book writers, publishers, and readers.
ANNUAL SEASON KICK-OFF & NETWORKING PARTY Wednesday, September 16, 6:00-8:00PM, Upper East Side residence. This party is a chance for members to catch up with each other, as well as bring friends who may be interested in joining the association. We’ll have a raffle of some very special books for…
