Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 126 Crosby Street Tor.com’s 5th Birthday Party Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:30 – 10:00 PM Celebrate five years of Tor.com with Sci-fi trivia contests, book giveaways, and complimentary drinks! Recovering the Classics Pop-Up Gallery Show Monday, July 29, 2013 7:00pm Browse the gallery of crowd-sourced covers…
A special summer issue of The New York Bookwoman was released this month and featured book reviews by many of our chapter members. Here’s what our president, Jane Kinney-Denning, had to say about this issue: This is a special issue of The New York Bookwoman—an all book review edition, and…
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword By Jenna Vaccaro, Guest Blogger This is the compassion that I have learnt from Muhammad-the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This is the legacy of change that I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.…
Here are some links to a few of the industry’s biggest news stories of the past week: From Publishers Weekly: J.K. Rowling’s Pseudonymous Book Hits Number One on Amazon From Digital Book World: DOJ Prevails In Ebook Price-Fixing Lawsuit From The Huffington Post: Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch Steps…
It’s still summer and the kids are still out of school. Here are a couple events in NYC to keep them entertained. Amy and Jo’s Story Time and Sing-a-Long for Kids Wednesdays, 10:30 – 11:00 AM The Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 126 Crosby Street Reading, singing, and dancing for kids…
This week’s featured member blog is Deborah Batterman’s The Things She Thinks About. Deborah, who took 3rd place in this year’s WNBA Writing Contest, had this to say about blogging: Blogging is something I do first and foremost because I like writing essay-type reflections on whatever it is that strikes…
Wednesday evening , several members of the WNBA-NYC met up at the New York Public Library to take a trip through the history of children’s literature. From picture book classics, down Alice’s rabbit hole, through the Secret Garden, the Harlem Renaissance, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, we were…
Half the year is gone. There are less than 6 months until Christmas. And yes, you can already find “Best of” lists for the halfway mark of 2013. Here are a few book related tallies for your enjoyment and debate. While there are no surprises with Kate Atkinson’s Life After…
Here’s a list of author readings taking place at The Corner Bookstore during the month of July: Tuesday, July 16, 2013: Peter M. Wolf will be reading from his debut memoir My New Orleans, Gone Away Wednesday, July 17, 2013: David Cleveland will be reading from his novel Love’s Attraction…
If you didn’t get a chance to make it to ALA 2013, the American Library Association Annual Conference, here are a few links to articles and wrap-ups of this year’s events: From Publishers Weekly: ALA 2013: Richard Ford, Timothy Egan Win Carnegie Medals at Packed ALA ALA 2013: ALA Kicks…
