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…
By Rachel Weiss-Feldman At barely 7:30 in the morning on day two of BEA 2012, the main event hall was nearly full and already energetic, all for the Annual Children’s Author Breakfast. Excited attendees were there for the panel of authors, which included an Emmy Award-winning Glee cast member, a…
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 The First Annual WNBA National Writing Contest is a chance for the many talented WNBA writers to show off their unpublished work.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…
Back in March we announced the WNBA-NYC Forgotten Words Contest. We gave you the following group of forgotten words and asked you to use them in one sentence: pollard, rimy, contumacious, gormandize, caparison The results are now in, and congratulations go to Elaine Whitehouse for submitting the winning entry! As…
WNBA-NYC member Lorraine Abramson has been successfully promoting her memoir, My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing Up Under Apartheid in South Africa (DBM Press, 2010), for over a year. Here are some of her thoughts on successful self-promotion. After being told how difficult it will be for a first time,…
Here’s a sneak peak of the upcoming New York Bookwoman! Roz Reisner writes about the enduring popularity of historical fiction and some of what you’ll see at the April 26th Historical Fiction Panel. By Roz Reisner In case you haven’t noticed, our historical fiction panel, coming up on April 26th,…
Last week we brought you Jill Tardiff’s article from her New York Bookwoman column. This week we wanted to showcase Elaine Whitehouse’s piece on promoting global awareness in schools.Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) – Promoting Global Awareness in Our Schools By Elaine Whitehouse CTAUN, which…
In her New York Bookwoman column, “UN Corner,” Jill Tardiff highlights UN Women and their recent efforts towards women’s empowerment. UN Women Co-Sponsored Events during the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (27 Feb – 9 Mar). The theme of the 56th Session on the Status…
In this week’s New York Bookwoman piece, Dorothy James, fresh off the “road” from her first Blog Tour, discusses her experiences and offers some insight. The idea of a blog tour, I heard, was not to sell books but to generate buzz. What is buzz, I thought, and do I…
Happy March everyone! We’re so excited to start the month off by telling you about a New York Bookwoman contest, open to all current members! If you are interested in becoming a member, please follow this link. The Forgotten Words Contest is simple. We give you a group of forgotten…
