View the blog posts from 2023.
- Librarian of Congress: Dr. Carla Hayden
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, her service as President of… - Indie Bookstore Day 2025 – Brooklyn EditionBy: 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 shine”, we mean it! We…
- Event Recap: The Future of AI and the AuthorBy: 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 for Writers and Publishers. He…
- Women’s History Month: Women Who Empower, Inspire, and ReadBy: 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 topics that infuse today’s literary…
- New Event Alert: The Future of AI and the AuthorREGISTER 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 for The Future of AI…
- Four Pillars of Purposeful Writing RecapBy 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 go? The Four Pillars of…
