Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work June 11, 2013 – August 17, 2013 The Society of Illustrators 128 East 63rd Street (between Park and Lexington Avenues) New York, NY 10065 “This exhibition at the Society of Illustrators showcases the collection of Justin G. Schiller and Dennis…
Deirdre Bair was nominated for the prestigious Plutarch award for her recent book, Saul Steinberg: a Biography. Jane Kinney-Denning, WNBA-NYC president, interviewed John P. Stern, president of Storm King Art Center, the sculpture park in Mountainville, for Chronogram magazine. Read the interview here. Linda Epstein, literary agent and WNBA-NYC…
In August, it was announced that author Ann Patchett had been chosen as the 2012-2013 WNBA Award recipient. Ms. Patchett is scheduled to receive her award at a reception being held June 9, 2013 at Parnassus Books, in Nashville – a bookstore she opened in 2011, with publishing veteran Karen…
Huffington Post Books has compiled a list of working titles of some of literature’s greatest works. 24 Classic Books’ Original Titles As a bonus, here is the link to the Book Riot article that inspired Huff Post. 5 Books with Awful Original Titles What do you think WNBA-ers? Can you…
BEA Dinner Thursday, May 30, 2013 Pepe Giallo (253 10th Ave.) 5:45pm – 8:00pm NYC Chapter (WNBA-NYC) will be hosting a dinner for chapter members attending Book Expo America (BEA). This is a fun opportunity to make new connections with fellow book professionals and book lovers, talk about industry trends,…
Pamela Milam, a member of the New York Chapter of the WNBA, is a reader, author, and therapist living part-time in both Dallas and New York. Represented by Jim Levine at the Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, her most recent book takes a closer look at what happens inside the therapy…
Hello, WNBA-ers! Here are some events in the city to add to your social calendar. Khaled Hosseini in Conversation With Bill Goldstein Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 E 17th St., b/t Broadway and Park Ave South May 21, 2013 7:00pm – 8:00pm The author The Kite Runner and A…
Hello, WNBA-ers! Here are some events in the city to add to your social calendar. Khaled Hosseini in Conversation With Bill Goldstein Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 E 17th St., b/t Broadway and Park Ave South May 21, 2013 7:00pm – 8:00pm The author The Kite Runner and A…
Barbara Foster is an Associate Professor and research librarian at CUNY. She is co-author of three highly acclaimed books, including the biographies Forbidden Journey (Harper/Collins) and The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel (third printing Overlook, 2007). Her biography of Adah Isaacs Menken, America’s first superstar, A Dangerous Woman, was published…
by Heather Allen This year the women of the WNBA-NYC chapter organized a Bookstore Crawl on the Upper East Side. Our intimate group of seven braved a potential downpour to travel to these small, but significant bookstores. While at each store, we heard about the history and the ownership of…
