If you’ve ever seen a book contract, you know that its language isn’t the most accessible for those of us without a law degree. Luckily, the Legally Speaking column of our newsletter answers questions about legal issues specific to writers and publishing in general in a clear, easy to understand way. This…
The Women’s National Book Association sponsors several prestigious awards through our national organization. The WNBA Award is presented by the members of the Women’s National Book Association to “a living American woman who derives part or all of her income from books and allied arts, and who has done meritorious…
Another election year has begun, and with it so has the equal media coverage of the nation’s male and female politicians. It’s 2012 after all, so the fashion choices and physical appearance of our female political candidates are as irrelevant as those of their male counterparts, right? Using sexist language…
Karen Abraham – Co-Corresponding Secretary Karen grew up in New York and Paris. She has a B.A. in Economics from McGill University, graduated from HEC business school in France, and is currently completing a certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration at the New York Botanical Garden. Her professional experience spans…
“We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next,” wrote novelist Saul Bellow. If you’re an avid fiction and memoir reader and a member of a book group, you may be the right person to join the 2012 Great Group Reads reading committee. Great Group Reads…
For those readers who are new to the Women’s National Book Association, here’s a little history: In October of 1917, fifteen women booksellers, who had been excluded from the all-male Bookseller’s League and from attending the league’s annual convention, met in Sherwood’s Book Store at 19 John Street in downtown…
Could this event be any more perfect for WNBA members? On April 23, volunteers will give away a million books to promote reading. Started in the UK, this is the first year for the US program. You can apply to be a volunteer book-giver at www.us.worldbooknight.org but you must register…
The current hosts of our blog are two student interns, Erica Misoshnik and Hannah Bennett. Erica is currently finishing up the second half of her combined B.A./M.S. degree in the Publishing program at Pace University and is trying very hard to prevent a run on sentence or any other grammatical…
Like any busy organization on the first of the year, the New York Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association has a resolution – to revamp this blog! And, unlike that commitment we made to lose fifteen pounds or stop eating Crumbs cupcakes, this resolution is actually going to happen. …
Check out past issues of our chapter’s newsletter, The New York Bookwoman
