The blog is going on vacation! But while the blog is off eating cookies and catching up on its reading, we hope that all of our readers will have an amazing holiday and a very happy New Year! May you receive many great books, and the time to read them.…
Tuesday night was the annual WNBA-NYC holiday party, hosted this year at the AAP offices. Linda Rosen coordinated a delicious meal for us all, and the board members supplied desserts. The evening was topped off with a selection of wines, a variety of YA book prizes, and plenty of good…
This has certainly been a year of ups and downs for all of us. But as the holidays begin, and with them the excessive pie eating and nap taking, I cannot help but to feel incredibly grateful. I am grateful for New York City, in all of its resilient splendor.…
To the WNBA Community in the New York City area, I would like to extend my best wishes and prayers to all of you who have been impacted by Hurricane Sandy. It is a tragedy of unimaginable proportions and I know that many of your lives have been disrupted and…
By Hannah Bennett It will be a strange Halloween for most New Yorkers this year, as the devastating storm has left so many without power, or even the ability to return to their homes. So for those of you reading by flashlight this Halloween, we hope you have some candy…
In this New York Bookwoman “Legally Speaking” column, Dina Di Maio discusses the importance of a clearly defined contract when co-authoring a work. My friend and I are writing a book together. Do we need a contract?* Yes! I know an author who co-wrote a work and constantly polices it…
Excited about Book Expo America this year? We certainly are! And, we’re even more excited about the all new uPublishU event – especially since WNBA-NYC’s very own Susannah Greenberg will be a speaker! She will “speak about the elements of the new book publicity and how to get great publicity…
We’ve posted several times about the recent Historical Fiction Panel, but let’s be honest, as fans of historical fiction we’re just not tired of posting about it yet! This week, before we put the subject to rest, we wanted to direct your attention to an excellent article written by Historical…
This spring is as busy as ever for our WNBA-NYC members! Read below for all the exciting things they’ve done – and the interesting things they have coming up. Deborah Batterman published a new Kindle e-book, just in time for Mother’s Day. Because My Name is Mother reminds us in brief linked essays…
Carole DeSanti, a WNBA-NYC member and a panelist on the upcoming Historical Fiction Panel, is Vice President, Editor at Large at Viking Penguin. She is known for championing original voices in women’s fiction, including Dorothy Allison, Melissa Bank, Terry McMillan, Ruth Ozeki, Marisha Pessl and Deborah Harkness. Her debut novel,…
