Madeline McIntosh on Authors Equity Success in 2025 By Linda Secondari, Studiolo Secondari Last night I attended a publishing industry event presented by New York Book Forum and Westchester Publishing Services and hosted by Macmillan Publishers. The featured speaker was Madeline McIntosh, CEO and Publisher of Authors Equity, who spoke candidly about the success of the young publishing house [...]
NYBF President, Martha Hanson, and Program Director, Irene Chan, attended the Care for the Homeless A Legacy of Hope breakfast on October 23rd where CFH commemorated its 40 years providing care and compassion to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. NYBY coordinates book donations for Care for the Homeless throughout the year.
An article about our organization appearing now in Publishers Weekly!
Alison Gervais Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Alison Gervais and I am the Director of Production at Abrams Books. I oversee our Adult and Kids divisions as well as some imprints under the Abrams Comic Arts division. I moved to the Bronx just a few years ago after 25 [...]
Tell us a little about yourself I'm Brigid Black, Senior Production Manager at Simon & Schuster and Vice President of the New York Book Forum. I'm originally from Brooklyn. My family uprooted to southern Maine in 2020 when remote work became a reality. I've been working from home ever since. My non-book related [...]
A Preview of 2023 Programming Looking ahead at the year to come New York Book Forum is excited to announce a slate of events and informational panels for 2023! This year's lineup features a wide range of topics, including modern marketing, self-publishing, romance novels, and more. While we are still finalizing the details and [...]
We are happy to announce the election of PEGGY SAMEDI as president of New York Book Forum. Peggy has been a regular attendee of board meetings in her capacity as co-chair for the New York Book Show and formally joined the board as a director in 2022. The convergence of Peggy’s steadfast support of the [...]
Happy New Year! We at the New York Book Forum are pleased to introduce a new feature for 2023: podcast-formatted versions of our virtual and live events! Our first foray into audio was recorded December 12, 2022: “Opening a Bookstore”—The How-To Guide for Design, Market Outreach, and Success—is an exclusive peek into the debut of [...]
From where I sit the sun has officially crossed the equator and is heading north, leaving behind longer days and impossible shades of green. Some of us have returned to abandoned offices and torn down old calendars, and some have opened windows in bedroom workspaces. Last week I attended my first in-person meeting in two [...]
