View the blog posts from 2023.
- Brooklyn Book Festival Recap 2024
by Rachel Slaiman, WNBA President The gray skies and almost all-day rain weather did not stop the ever-popularBrooklyn Book Festival from happening this year. Brooklyn Book Festival payshomage to all independent, literary, and non-profit presses showcasing theorganizations on the festival day. Festival goers from all over the city and beyondgather to enjoy the hundreds of… - The Growing Issue of Banned Booksby Laurel Stokes With Banned Books being an ongoing problem in America I’ve compiled answers to some common questions around book banning to better understand the issue. How common is Book Banning? In April the American Library Association ( (ALA) reported in 2023 there were “4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship,” a 65% increase over 2022. Public…
- Banned Book Week 2024by Hope Lawrence This week marks Banned Book Week, Sept 22 – 28, 2024. This week highlights titles that have been banned or challenged in school and/or public libraries. It is peculiar that a unique book title would be banned in this country, given our protected freedom of press under the First Amendment, but here…
- Independent Bookstore Day 2024 Recapby Hope Lawrence Independent Bookstore Day 2024 fell on April 27th and what a beautiful day it was. This year, the San Fransisco chapter joined us via Instagram while we explored the Upper East Side in New York. Starting off with Shakespeare & Co on 68th Street & Lexington Ave, offering titles and genres stretching…
- In Conversation with Author Marnie MuellerBy: Rosalind Reisner Mark your calendars for an April 11, 2024 at 7:00pm for a virtual program: In Conversation with Marnie Mueller. Marnie’s new book is a stunning story, a combined memoir and biography (maybe a new genre?) about her own life and a life-changing friendship. The book, The Showgirl and the Writer: A Friendship Forged…
- Brooklyn Book Festival 2023 is Back in Action RecapBy: Rachel Slaiman, President WNBA-NYC Chapter From heavy rain, wind and hail that canceled this event in 2022, to refreshing air and sunshine in 2023, the Brooklyn Book Festival made a huge return in Borough Hall, Brooklyn, New York on October 1, 2023. The festival pays homage to independent and small publishing presses, authors, and…
