Meet the New Co-Editor of The New York Bookwoman, Sonia Kane!

The following piece, written by New York Bookwoman Co-Editor Rhona Whitty, was published in the New York Bookwoman’s May issue to introduce the new Co-Editor, Sonia Kane. I am thrilled to welcome Sonia Kane as Co-Editor of The New York Bookwoman! Sonia is a lifelong Brooklynite and book lover, whose…
WNBA Wednesday: Women in the World of Words

Founded in 1917, the Women’s National Book Association is an impressive 95 years old, and quickly approaching its 100th birthday! The organization has accomplished much since the founding chapter in New York was established, but as we plan our upcoming calendar year, it is easy to forget the amazing women…
Around Town: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

This evening, in honor of Pride Week, the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is hosting an event called “Shameless: Pride Week with Melissa Febos, Ariel Levy, and More.” The Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is a New York institution, where merchandise is all donated and the staff is almost entirely volunteer. According…
Feature Friday: WNBA-NYC Hosts Visiting Delegates from Kazakhstan

By Susannah Greenberg At the invitation of the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Visitor’s program, the Women’s National Book Association of New York City held a Cultural Exchange Roundtable at the Books of Wonder independent children’s bookstore in New York, NY on June 12, 2012. The international guests were a…
BookExpo 2012: Pannell Awards at the Children’s Author Breakfast
Around Town: Monthly Literary Salon at the Strand

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…
Feature Friday: My First BEA
First Annual WNBA National Writing Contest!

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 The First Annual WNBA National Writing Contest is a chance for the many talented WNBA writers to show off their unpublished work.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…