This week, one of the most well-known independent bookstores in the city, Strand Books, is teaming up with the famous literary journal, The Paris Review. The result? A Monthly Literary Salon – the first in an ongoing literary event series on the second Wednesday of every month. This Wednesday, June…
By Hannah Bennett The after effects of BEA rest squarely in my shoulders and upper arms this morning. It’s that lovely kind of sore that you get from carrying around three tote bags full of free books for eight hours. For those of you who have been to BEA before,…
After years of celebrating published authors, the Women’s National Book Association has decided the time is right to celebrate emerging writers! The First Annual WNBA National Writing Contest is a chance for the many talented WNBA writers to show off their unpublished work. The contest judges are Valerie Martin, an…
Don’t miss the final Neighborhood Lunch of the season! The June lunch will be held at Arte Café, an Italian restaurant located in a landmark brownstone on NYC’s Upper West Side. Come join your fellow WNBA-ers in wrapping up this fantastic WNBA season! Tuesday, June 19, 12:30 PM – 2:00…
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.”…
By Fatima Shaik About 50 WNBA-NYC members and friends navigated through narrow East 4th Street, went up two flights of slanted stairs and crowded into the famous KGB Bar to participate in the second annual Open Mic on May 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. The journey was an adventure to…
BookExpo America is the premier North American publishing event of the year! Hosted at the Javits Center in New York City from June 4 – 7, BEA offers four days of exhibits, conferences, author signings, and special events. On the main floor, hundreds of exhibitors set up booths to promote…
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,…
Back in March we announced the WNBA-NYC Forgotten Words Contest. We gave you the following group of forgotten words and asked you to use them in one sentence: pollard, rimy, contumacious, gormandize, caparison The results are now in, and congratulations go to Elaine Whitehouse for submitting the winning entry! As…
Join us tomorrow, May 23rd for WNBA-NYC Open Mike Night at KGB Bar! We’ll be reading from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at KGB Bar, located at 85 East 4th Street, NYC. The list of readers has been finalized, the authors are prepared, and now they just need an audience! Look who’s…
