Why is now the best time to join the NYC Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA-NYC)? Because new memberships received over the next few months will extend through August 2013! If that’s not enough of a reason, our Membership Chairperson, Rachel Weiss-Feldman, explains all the great benefits below:…
The Moth is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the art of storytelling, and to showcasing the nation’s finest storytellers. According to the website, The Moth, “is a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived…
With the April 20th deadline fast approaching, we hope all you members have been thinking of nominations for this year’s WNBA Award. We’ve mentioned some previous winners, and now we want to tell you about them! Kathi Kamen Goldmark is an author, president of Don’t Quit Your Day Job Records,…
By Hannah Bennett Today’s digital world revolves around sharing. We have gotten hooked on passing along our favorite photos, status updates, videos, and memes. It should be no surprise, then, that the book community has found some innovative new ways to share books as well. Around the city, the country,…
Here’s a sneak peak of the upcoming New York Bookwoman! Roz Reisner writes about the enduring popularity of historical fiction and some of what you’ll see at the April 26th Historical Fiction Panel. By Roz Reisner In case you haven’t noticed, our historical fiction panel, coming up on April 26th,…
The NYC chapter of the Women’s National Book Association will be hosting a panel this month entitled, “Historical Fiction: An Enduring Genre in a Changing Landscape.” Thursday, April 26, 6:00PM – 8:00PM Wix Lounge, 10 West 18th Street, 2nd Floor, NYC Free admission for WNBA Members Non-members ~ $10.00 Register…
The International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG) is hosting their 63rd Annual Big Apple Conference on Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, 2012, at the National Arts Club in NYC. Founded in 1976, the International Women’s Writing Guild is a “network for the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing.” Whether…
Meet Mary Grey James, General Manager and Children’s book buyer of Parnassus Books – as well as your National President! “For someone whose next life will be as a jazz pianist who writes critically-acclaimed novels on the side, Mary Grey finds her life in Nashville just about perfect. In addition to…
We are excited to announce that Julie Otsuka has won the 2012 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction for her book, The Buddha in the Attic! Also selected by the National Reading Group Month selection committee as one of the Women’s National Book Association Great Group Reads, and nominated last year for…
By Erica Misoshnik and Hannah Bennett WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for both the book and movie. When we were given the opportunity to write a post on The Hunger Games, we jumped at the chance. Discussions of how to approach it varied from Capitol levels of crazy (dressing up and…
