Wednesday, March 22, 2023

THE IMPORTANCE OF AGENTS: What do literary agents do, and why do you need one?

Panelists include BRITT SIESS (Britt Siess Creative Management), STACY TESTA (Writers House), and ELIZABETH COPPS (Copps Literary Services); moderated by SHELLY ROMERO.⁣

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Monday, December 12, 2022 (PAST)

IN-PERSON EVENT AT P&T KNITWEAR

Monday, December 12, 2022, 6–8PM
180 Orchard Street, New York NY 10002

“Opening a Bookstore”: The How-To Guide for Design, Market Outreach, and Success⁣

Panelists include P&T Knitwear representatives JOSEPH DEMES; SERGE RODRIGUEZ; and JULIE WERNERSBACH; moderated by LAUREN WHITE-JACKSON, New York Book Forum’s program director

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 (PAST)

CHASING A NEW HORIZON: A Conversation On Rising Representation and Diversity in Books

Panelists include JOHN JENNINGS and TRUNG LE NGUYEN; moderated by PUJA TELIKICHERLA (American Psychiatric Association Publishing)

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Saturday, September 10, 2022 (PAST)

A PICNIC IN CENTRAL PARK

Saturday, September 10, 2022, 12PM
Southwest corner of the Great Lawn (near the Delacorte Theater)

Boxed lunches will be provided; please bring one or more children’s books to be donated during the event.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 (PAST)

PANELS, PAGES, AND POLYGLOTS: The Rise of Bilingualism in Comics

Panelists include CONNIE WU STONECYPHER (VIZ Media); ANDREA COLVIN (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers); TOMO KIMURA (Fellow Academy); and CARL LI (Yen Press); moderated by DEB AOKI (Mangasplaining/Publishers Weekly)

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (Past)

NEW YORK BOOK FORUM COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Tuesday, July 12, 2022, from 6PM–9PM
The View at Battery Park
1 Battery Place, New York NY 10004
(Outdoor patio and first floor space)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (Past)

THE PAPER PAUSE: A Discussion about Supply Chain Interruptions

Panelists include MEG REID (Hub City Press); DIRK HILER (Lakeside Book Company); DAVID HAMMOND (Penguin Random House); and JANE SEARLE (W. W. Norton & Company); moderated by MATT BAEHR (Book Manufacturers’ Institute)

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (Past)

WATCH THE SHOW, GRAB THE BOOK: The Impact of Streaming on Reprints and Beyond

Panelists include METTE NORKJAER (BOOM! Studios); ANGELA SILVER (Penguin Random House); and DAVID F. WALKER (writer); moderated by PUJA TELIKICHERLA (American Psychiatric Association Publishing)

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021 (Past)

IN CONVERSATION WITH ANN FRIEDMAN

Founder and CEO of Planet Word, Museum of Language Arts
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Wednesday, August 18, 2021 (Past)

IN CONVERSATION WITH DR. CAMEA DAVIS

National Youth Poet Laureate Network Director, Urban Word NYC
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 (Past)

IN CONVERSATION WITH NAOMI S. BARON

Professor Emerita of Linguistics at American University in Washington, DC
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (Past)

IN CONVERSATION WITH KYLE ZIMMER

President, CEO, and co-founder of First Book
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