New York Book Forum

Lapse in Literacy, Part 2
2024-03-20 17:45 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Scholastic, Inc., 130 Mercer Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Promoting literacy among various communities is a critical part of the NYBF mission. We are thrilled to continue the discussion with the organizations and initiatives fighting to enhance literacy education, particularly among underserved communities. We presented part 1 of this conversation in September 2023. Join us as we continue the ongoing conversation and hear more about what is already being done, and what we can do better.
Featuring:

Jill Hardy Heath, President and CEO, Heart of America
Andre Eaton, New York State Director, ParentChild+
Erinn Salge, Director of the Anderson Library, Morristown Beard School

Moderated by: Kate Davis, Assistant Director, Jersey City Free Public Library
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Presidents Night with Mary McAveney
2024-02-21 17:45 | Scholastic, Inc., 130 Mercer Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Join us for an engaging conversation with Mary McAveney, President and CEO of Abrams Books.
Mary McAveney is a publishing veteran with decades of experience and expertise in marketing, strategy, and branding. In November 2022, she became President and CEO of Abrams, making her the first woman to hold the position in the company’s history. Her appointment marked a return to Abrams after 30 years, having started her publishing career there in the sales and marketing department.
McAveney is known throughout the industry as a forward-thinking innovator who delivers success based on data-driven tactics, direct-to-consumer relationships, and digital discovery. As President and CEO of Abrams, McAveney oversees the company’s three divisions—Abrams, Abrams Children’s Books, and Abrams ComicArts—as well as the Abrams Distribution Client business. In addition, she sits on the board of Abrams & Chronicle Books, the London-based European arm of the two companies.
Prior to Abrams, McAveney was the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Revenue Officer at Open Road Integrated Media, where she led the efforts behind the company’s marketing platforms, leading to dramatic increases in sales. Her previous positions in publishing include senior roles
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2023 Holiday Party with NYBF
2023-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Prime Catch, 140 West 46th Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States

A Lapse in Literacy: How We Fight Back
2023-09-20 05:45 - 20:00 | Scholastic, Inc., 130 Mercer Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Promoting literacy among various communities is a critical part of the NYBF mission. We are thrilled to discuss the organizations and initiatives fighting to enhance literacy education, particularly among underserved communities. Join us as we tackle the ongoing conversation: What is already being done? And what can we do better?
Featuring ANDRE EATON, New York State Director, ParentChild+; JILL HARDY HEATH, President and CEO, Heart of America; TAMI MOUNT, Senior Director, WETA / Reading Universe; and DEIMOSA WEBBER-BEY, Director, Information Services & Cultural Insight, Scholastic Inc.
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September Soiree
2023-09-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Bleecker Street Bar, 648 Broadway, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Come mingle this September with members of the New York Book Forum at Bleecker Street Bar! Meet fellow publishing colleagues in a relaxed networking setting and learn about the benefits of NYBF membership. There will also be some NYBF “swag” on hand!
Admission is free, but you must RSVP to attend. Each RSVP comes with 2 free drink tickets for beer/wine/well drinks/soda. There will be light snacks as well. Hope to see you there!

A Look At Love: The New Voices of Romance
2023-07-26 17:45 - 20:00 | Scholastic, Inc., 130 Mercer Street, New York, NY, 10012, United States
Everyone has their own idea about what makes a romance novel . . . but how has the genre changed over the years? As previously untold love stories have entered the market, how have writers, publishers, and readers responded? From old tropes to new trends, join NYBF and a panel of experts to discuss the secret to success in the ever-evolving genre of romance.
Panelists include authors TJ ALEXANDER and ELF AHEARN , as well as LAUREN WHITE-JACKSON, freelance editor and NYBF program committee chair; moderated by JENNIFER PROFFITT, digital marketing manager for Brooklyn Public Library and co-host of Ship Tease, a romance recommendation podcast.
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A Story of Evolution with Jane Friedman and Victoria Wilson
2023-05-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Hachette Book Group, 1290 6th Avenue, New York, NY, 10104, United States
On Writing, Editing, Publishing, and Breaking the Glass of Expectations
Jane Friedman transformed a major company, and started a new venture that revolutionized digital publishing. Victoria Wilson is an acclaimed editor and publisher, and has written a major cultural biography, with the concluding volume now in progress. Join NYBF to hear these leading voices in American publishing discuss their experience, expertise, adventures, and vision of what lies ahead in books, business, and life.
Jane Friedman is a leading publishing executive, consultant and innovator, who has worked with such internationally bestselling authors as John le Carré, Julia Child, Michael Crichton, John Updike, Joseph Heller, Toni Morrison, and Dennis Lehane. At Random House she has been Executive Vice President of Random House Inc., Executive Vice President at the Knopf Publishing Group, Publisher of Vintage Books, and Founder and President of Random House, Audio Publishing. She served as the first female global CEO of a major publishing enterprise at HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide (NewsCorp) from 1997–2008. In 2009, Friedman co-founded Open Road Integrated Media with Jeffrey Sharp, a company that transformed digital publishing by creating ebooks from legendary authors including William Styron, Alice Walker, and James Jones. For her work with Open Road, Friedman was named one of Fortune Magazine’s most powerful women entrepreneurs.
Victoria Wilson is Vice President, Executive Editor at Alfred A Knopf, Publishers. Among the many authors she has worked with: Walter Abish, Alice Adams, Diane Ravitch, Laurel Ulrich, Susan Cheever, Mary Beth Norton, Amy Klobuchar, Laurie Colwin, Diane Johnson, William Gass, Peter Bogdanovich, Lorrie Moore, Anne Rice, Arthur Laurents, Sarah Chayes, Philippe Sands, Jill Ciment, George Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Helen Simpson, David Steinberg, Lisa Alther, Meryle Secrest, Suzanne Simard, Ruth Gruber, Jane Alexander, Richard Mason, Jacques d’ Amboise, Erin Brockovitch, Amy McGrath and Annalena McAfee. Wilson has served on the board of PEN, Poets & Writers; was Vice President of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures; and was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Her acclaimed biography, A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, was published by Simon & Schuster. She is at work on the concluding volume of the Stanwyck biography.
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