This week we have the pleasure of introducing you to our incoming WNBA New York Chapter President, Professor Jane Kinney-Denning! Erica and Hannah: Congratulations on your appointment as the new President of the WNBA-NYC chapter! Can you tell us a bit about your involvement with the organization so far and…
By Hannah Bennett Last Tuesday, some fellow classmates and I were invited to attend a Book Industry Guild of New York event entitled “What Inspires You? Mediation on Jacket Design.” The Book Industry Guild of New York is “a member-operated professional organization composed of professionals from every aspect of the…
Excited about Book Expo America this year? We certainly are! And, we’re even more excited about the all new uPublishU event – especially since WNBA-NYC’s very own Susannah Greenberg will be a speaker! She will “speak about the elements of the new book publicity and how to get great publicity…
We can’t get enough of McNally Jackson bookstore! Stop by this Soho spot on May 30 at 7:00 pm for their panel on ‘Creativity and Curation in the Digital Age.’ Join Austin Kleon (author of Steal Like an Artist) as he interviews three of his favorite NYC ladies around the topic of collecting…
Amy Hill Hearth is the author or co-author of seven nonfiction books, including Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years, a New York Times bestseller for 113 weeks. Her first novel will be published by Atria/Simon & Schuster on October 2. Hannah and Erica: Congratulations on the completion of…
By Erica Misoshnik Disclaimer: The following post is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Women’s National Book Association – they were simply kind enough to let me post it. By now I’m sure you have all heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic novel…
We’ve posted several times about the recent Historical Fiction Panel, but let’s be honest, as fans of historical fiction we’re just not tired of posting about it yet! This week, before we put the subject to rest, we wanted to direct your attention to an excellent article written by Historical…
Thursday, May 10, 5:15 PM – 8:45 PM A Special Members-Only Event (Members may invite guests.) RSVP: programs (at) wnba-nyc (dot) org It’s so obvious, we’re wondering why we never thought of this one before! Based upon the time-honored pub crawl, we invite you to join us for our first…
It’s no secret that Young Adult fiction is hot right now – and the genre offers more than just supernatural romances, apocalyptic societies, or steampunk tales. It’s also no secret that we’re big fans of KGB Bar – we’ve written about them and are having our Open Mic Night there.…
By Sonia Kane On the evening of April 26th, it was standing room only at Wix Lounge for WNBA-NYC’s panel discussion on the popular topic of historical fiction. The five panel members included literary agent Daniel Lazar (Writers House), editor Heather Lazare (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster), editor and reviewer Barbara Hoffert…
