Young Adult fiction has exploded in popularity in recent years, with many adults embracing the books just as eagerly as teens. Also embracing YA fiction this week is Greenpoint’s independent bookstore WORD. WORD aims to sate the literary appetite of the Brooklyn community with its excellent calendar of events. This…
This week, thanks to our well-read WNBA-NYC community, I received quite a few recommendations about blog-worthy articles. So, rather than feature one article this Friday, I thought I would pass along all of these excellent recommendations in one roundup post! The articles below all cover different facets of today’s publishing…
Le Poisson Rouge is a multimedia art cabaret dedicated to the fusion of popular culture in film, theater, literature, dance, music, and fine art. Their mission is to “establish a creative asylum for both artists and audiences,” and as such, the venue hosts a variety of high-quality programming. This Friday,…
“It was a dark and stormy night.” A cliché, sure, but once upon a time, someone was the first person to begin his book with those words. That person was Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, a Victorian novelist whose book Paul Clifford (1830) began with the immortal phrase in question. But did…
Next Monday, August 20th, The Open Space Alliance for North Brooklyn and WORD bookstore will present the third installment of Words by the Water, an outdoor reading series along the East River. Words by the Water features local publishers and authors in a variety of Brooklyn venues. Next Monday, the…
Nashville, TN, August 1, 2012: The Women’s National Book Association announces that author Ann Patchett has been chosen to receive the 2012-2013 WNBA Award. The award is presented by the WNBA to a living American woman who derives part or all of her income from books or the allied arts…
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…
By Hannah Bennett Combine feminism, books, and Ryan Gosling, and you’ll be hard pressed to keep away devoted WNBA-ers like Erica Misoshnik and myself! When we heard about the event at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, celebrating the release of Feminist Ryan Gosling, The Book, we knew this was just…
“Why did we risk our lives for something so conventional in free countries as reading? The answer is simple. We were looking for truth. We were looking for truth about our country and our history.” Eugene Yelchin spoke these words as part of an inspirational, and truly beautiful, acceptance speech…
Hey Girl. Women across the country have been swept off their feet by Feminist Ryan Gosling, the viral tumblr that has spawned countless imitations. Now, the tumblr has spawned a book as well! Running Press Books is releasing Feminist Ryan Gosling, The Book – a compilation of some of the…
