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…
Please Join Us for a Special Author Event Celebrating National Reading Group Month! Thursday, October 20, 6:30 – 9:00PM Asian American Writers’ Workshop 110/112 West 27th Street RSVP by October 13: nrgm@wnba-nyc.org *Limited Space! – WNBA Members Given Priority Join/Renew Now to Secure Your Place! More information
By Rhona Whitty Okay, I admit it – I did not want to get up early and go to the festival. I’m not a morning person at the best of time, but for pity’s sake, Sunday morning is for crawling back into bed with the newspapers, a nice cup of…
Sunday, September 18, 10AM – 6PM Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street We’re going to the Brooklyn Book Festival for our second year! Stop by our booth (booth number to come) and become a member, renew your membership, buy a Great Group Reads book, find out more about National Reading…
Wednesday, September 14, 6:00PM – 8:00PM Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas For more information about this party or for membership information, contact Rachel Weiss-Feldman at: membership@wnba-nyc.org
Letter from WNBA-NYC Acting-President ~ Valerie Tomaselli The Biography of a Bestseller, the enduring genre of Historical Fiction, an Independent Bookstore Crawl, as well as our annual celebration of National Reading Group Month, and a panel of experts discussing Publishing in a Digital World – just a few highlights of our…
We have officially launched WNBA-NYC into the Blogosphere! Please bear in mind that this will be a work-in-progress over the next couple of months, until we hit our stride. If you have suggestions/ideas for our blog, or newsletter, we’d love to hear from you! We also welcome all WNBA-NYC members…
WNBA-NYC offers opportunities to read and get read! You can have your query letter reviewed by literary agents at our annual Query Roulette, entertain members and non-members alike with original prose at Open Mic Night, or contribute to our monthly chapter newsletter or daily blog.
the WNBA initiative, National Reading Group Month/Great Group Reads can introduce you to some of the best books and authors of the year! National and local chapter events for NRGM are planned every Fall, featuring top authors such as Julie Otsuka, Scott Spencer, and Nayana Currimbhoy. Or get involved with Great Group…
