By: Laurel Stokes, Immediate Past President In 2017, the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) honored Dr.Carla Hayden with its Centennial WNBA Award, recognizing her exceptionalcontributions to libraries, literacy, and the book world. Presented at the Pen +Brush gallery in New York, the award celebrated Hayden’s leadership as the 14thLibrarian of Congress,…
By: Hope Lawrence, Social Media Manager Independent Bookstore Day 2025 brought us to a new borough: Brooklyn! Kings County is much more vast than Manhattan, offering a larger selection of bookstores. The weather forecast was concerning but thankfully, it wasn’t a repeat of IBD 2023. When we say, “rain or…
By: Rachel Slaiman and Sherring Dartiguenave During our April 2, 2025, virtual event “The Future of AI and the Author,” the WNBA-NYC hosted Thad McIlroy, electronic publishing analyst, president of The Future of Publishing, and author of The AI Revolution in Book Publishing: A Concise Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence…
By: Rachel Slaiman Since its founding in 1917, the Women’s National Book Association embarked on a journey that forever changed the face of literary organizations. Recent bookish events have included author/agent panel discussions and walking tours honoring independent bookstores. Check out WNBA-NYC blogs about these events and the complex, timely…
REGISTER NOW! With the discovery and use of AI, so many of us have questions or feel a bit overwhelmed by the evolving technology. It is hard enough to have a great platform and now is there the worry of your work being copied by someone else? What can a writer do to protect their work? Is traditional publishing still around? Join us…
By Rachel Slaiman, President Getting started is the hardest thing to do with anything. Putting that pen to paper to write, making a difficult phone call, or getting up early for mediation, yoga, or quiet time. So where do you start? How do you get off the ground and just…
By Sherring Dartiguenave, WNBA Treasurer Dr. Elizabeth Nunez was an award-winning author of ten novels and a memoir. Born in Cocorite, Trinidad on February 8, 1944, she emigrated to the United States after completing high school. She earned a PhD in English from New York University and taught creative writing…
By: Rachel Slaiman Tis the Season!! After a few year’s hiatus, the Holiday Gift Wrapping Eventreturned this year on November 13, 2024! This event marks the beginning of theHoliday Season for the WNBA-NYC Chapter. As part of our UN commitment as an NGO organization, the WNBA-NYCChapter donated and wrapped children’s…
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…
by 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…
