October is National Reading Group Month!
The WNBA-NYC, with event partner Strand Book Store, is celebrating “October is National Reading Group Month!” by hosting a National Reading Group Month Panel. Join NRGM Great Group Reads Chair Rosalind Reisner in conversation with an amazing line-up of authors:
Ben Ryder Howe—My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store, Picador
David Maine—Great Group Reads 2012 Recipient—An Age of Madness, Red Hen Press
Elizabeth Nunez—Boundaries, Akashic Books
Marisa de los Santos—Falling Together, William Morrow Paperbacks
Alix Kates Shulman—Ménage, Other Press
The panelists will discuss their own books, reading groups, and this year’s Great Group Reads selections. The panel will take place on:
October 17th
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Strand Bookstore (828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003)
Paid-up WNBA-NYC chapter members attend free of charge and receive a $10 Strand gift card upon arrival at the event. Non-members will need to purchase a Strand gift card for $10 at the door. For more information, contact Rosalind Resiner and Jill Tardiff atprograms@wnba-nyc.org (subject line: NRGM 2012).
The sponsors and partners of National Reading Group Month are committed to celebrating the joy of shared reading, and to reading groups everywhere. The Women’s National Book Association thanks them for their invaluable support and generosity.
2012 Official Sponsors:
Gold Sponsor
HarperCollins Publishers
Harper, Harper Paperbacks, Harper Perennial, Amistad, Ecco, William Morrow, William Morrow Paperbacks
(2007 Founding Sponsor)
Silver Sponsors
Ingram Content Group
Other Press
Friends of National Reading Group Month
Bloomsbury USA
Red Hen Press
SONY Reader Store / SONY Style
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