By Hannah Bennett Given the tough economic climate these days, the traditional wisdoms about education have been under careful scrutiny. In the field of publishing, where advanced degrees specific to the field are already rare, many young people are faced with a difficult decision. Is it better for aspiring publishing…
We’re half-way through 2012, and already this year, some incredible new books have hit the stands. On Monday, June 25th, Amazon released a list of the “Best Books of the Year So Far,” including ‘best books’ by category, as well as Editor picks for the top 20 books overall. Amazon…
By Susannah Greenberg At the invitation of the U.S. Department of State’s Cultural Visitor’s program, the Women’s National Book Association of New York City held a Cultural Exchange Roundtable at the Books of Wonder independent children’s bookstore in New York, NY on June 12, 2012. The international guests were a…
By Hannah Bennett The after effects of BEA rest squarely in my shoulders and upper arms this morning. It’s that lovely kind of sore that you get from carrying around three tote bags full of free books for eight hours. For those of you who have been to BEA before,…
By Fatima Shaik About 50 WNBA-NYC members and friends navigated through narrow East 4th Street, went up two flights of slanted stairs and crowded into the famous KGB Bar to participate in the second annual Open Mic on May 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. The journey was an adventure to…
By Hannah Bennett Last Tuesday, some fellow classmates and I were invited to attend a Book Industry Guild of New York event entitled “What Inspires You? Mediation on Jacket Design.” The Book Industry Guild of New York is “a member-operated professional organization composed of professionals from every aspect of the…
By Erica Misoshnik Disclaimer: The following post is my personal opinion and does not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the Women’s National Book Association – they were simply kind enough to let me post it. By now I’m sure you have all heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic novel…
By Sonia Kane On the evening of April 26th, it was standing room only at Wix Lounge for WNBA-NYC’s panel discussion on the popular topic of historical fiction. The five panel members included literary agent Daniel Lazar (Writers House), editor Heather Lazare (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster), editor and reviewer Barbara Hoffert…
Recently, we posted a piece about the Pulitzer Prizes, and the surprising decision not to award a prize for Fiction. Much speculation has occurred as to why the Pulitzer board failed to choose a winner from the nominees. However, one Women’s National Book Association member can offer an insider’s point…
For those of you who attended last night’s Historical Fiction Panel, you got to see Wix Lounge – a free co-working and event space. Wix has been gracious enough to host a number of WNBA-NYC events, so this week we wanted to spread the word about this great free work…
