Andrea Baron, Student/Young Professional Outreach Andrea Baron has worked in publishing for over 20 years, in printing, book publishing, magazine publishing, and digital production, and has been teaching in the Pace University Publishing program for the past ten years. She is looking forward to working with the membership to bring…
Susannah Greenberg, of Susannah Greenberg Public Relations, was a panel organizer and featured speaker at two panels at BEA 2012: Book Publicity for the Self-Published Author; and Book Publicity for Young Adult Books. Both were featured in Publishers Weekly Daily during the show. She was also a judge for the…
Diana Altman, author of the novel In Theda Bara’s Tent, speaks about the creation of the Hollywood studio system at the Harvard Club, October 24 at 6:45 PM. Come see rare footage of Ava Gardner, Bob Hope, and Henry Fonda screen tests inherited from Diana’s father, a famous MGM talent scout.…
This week, I have the pleasure of introducing you to our new Women’s National Book Association National President, Valerie Tomaselli! Valerie Tomaselli is the president of the WNBA after serving as the NYC chapter president. She owns MTM Publishing, an award–winning book producing company specializing in reference, children’s, and illustrated…
This week, we’d like to introduce you to some of the newest members of the NYC chapter! Pnina Moed Kass was introduced to the organization and NY chapter by Roz Reisner. You might call her a member “in absentia” as she lives in Israel. An ex-NYer, a children’s book writer (3…
Pnina Moed Kass took part in Book Week in Israel. As author of the picture book series Berale The Snail (9 books, Hebrew, Keter Publishers), Pnina tries to appear at as many venues as she can, reading her books at Story Hours and signing books at city fairs. Sheila Lewis has over…
Julia E. Antoine has two new releases scheduled for June 15, 2012. One is a children’s picture book, Staying Safe, encouraging kids to stay safe in the home and in the neighborhood, and the other is Loving Therese, a romance novel. Barbara Foster and co-author Michael Foster, gave a special…
Last week saw the passing of two great women in the literary world. On June 26th, the world mourned the loss of Nora Ephron, the screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and journalist who was perhaps most widely known for her films such as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle. But,…
We are sad to report the passing of a very influential author and Women’s National Book Association member, Kathi Kamen Goldmark. Goldmark was a member of the San Francisco chapter, who described her as, “a wonderful spirit, a fabulous organizer, a fun loving and generous colleague and a beautiful woman.”…
Our industrious WNBA-NYC members have been busy, as ever! Take a look at what some of our members have been up to. Ziva Bakman-Flamhaft has launched her new website, www.ziva-bakman-flamhaft.com. You can also go to www.war-widow.com, which features her book, War Widow, and other works. Susannah Greenberg, WNBA-NYC Publicity Chair,…
