“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
A Celebration of Writing, and Reading! By Deborah Batterman It was four years ago, that the Woman’s National Book Association launched National Reading Group Month to mark the organization’s 90th anniversary. The annual celebration has become a way for chapter cities to honor authors and promote the Great Group Reads…
It’s exciting to see WNBA-NYC members showcased at literary events, especially ones organized by the oldest cultural institution in Manhattan. This month at the New York Society Library on the Upper East Side—a haven for writers and literary buffs—three WNBA-NYC chapter members were part of the November event lineup, featuring…
One book (written from the heart) – Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand One wisecracking author (English accent preferable) – Helen Simonson One devoted agent – Julie Barer One team of experts at Random House – Editorial, Susan Kamil; Marketing, Avideh Bashirrad; Publicity, Karen Fink; Paperbacks, Jane von Mehren Mix well and…
October is National Reading Group Month, sponsored by the Women’s National Book Association. Celebrate the month with this Booklist webinar focusing on the WNBA’s Great Group Reads, an annual list of books selected on the basis of their appeal to reading groups, covering timely and provocative topics and including under-represented…
