Our next Book to Film Club selection is The Princess Bride, by William Goldman (Harcourt Brace)! The viewing and discussion will take place on Wednesday, June 27, from 6:30-8:30pm, location TBD--sign up now!
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Social Events
YPG hosts monthly happy hours and social events that provide fun opportunities to meet your publishing colleagues in a casual setting.
Save the Date! YPG Book to Film Club: The Princess Bride
Save the Date! BEA on a Boat Is Coming
Join us for YPG’s Third Annual BEA on a Boat on Tuesday, June 5, from 6-9pm at the Frying Pan! We’d love to see you at this YPG-hosted event in honor of BookExpo America 2012, the country’s largest annual publishing event!
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May Happy Hour: Countdown to Summer
Join us for some warm-weather revelry on Tuesday, May 22, from 6-9pm at Revival (129 E 15th St between Irving Place and 3rd Ave.). Happy Hour specials will include $3 Bud/Bud Light, $4 bottled beer, $4 well drinks, $5 draft beer, and $5 wine!
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Put to Pasture: YPG Book to Film Club Takes on a Not-So-Pretty Film Version of All the Pretty Horses
On Wednesday, April 18, a solid group of YPG members gathered at the AAP offices to watch the 2000 film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses (Vintage, 1993), directed by Billy Bob Thornton and starring Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, and Penelope Cruz. Read on for their perhaps surprising take!
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Big Lessons from a Small Girl: YPG’s Book to Film Club Reviews Matilda
It was a small and excited group of YPGers that hunkered down on Wednesday, October 12, in a conference room at Penguin's offices to watch the film adaptation of Matilda--a tiny girl with an outsized intellect who meets her match when she starts school at Crunchem Hall!
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Fat Cat: Brews and Board Games
Come join YPG after work at Fat Cat on Wednesday, April 25! You can challenge your friends to a game of scrabble, chess, checkers, or backgammon while sipping on your favorite beverage. We’ll be there from 5:30pm to 9:00pm!
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Hungry for the Games: YPG Does Battle on Hunger Games Trivia Night
On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, around sixty YPG members from twelve AAP member houses and several literary agencies gathered at the AAP New York offices to duke it out on YPG's first ever Trivia Night devoted to The Hunger Games! Trivia Night made YPG members even more excited for the film's release, and will...
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Happy Birthday, YPG!
Slainte was the perfect place to celebrate YPG's official birthday on March 15! There was talk of plans for St. Patrick's Day, upcoming YPG events, networking, and, of course, books!
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Just Push Play: YPG Book to Film Enjoys Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
At the latest Club gathering, 23 YPG members from more than 12 publishing houses and literary agencies gathered at Scholastic February 22 to watch the film adaptation of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Overall, consensus was that Nick and Norah translated well to the screen, changes, random cameos, and all!
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Next YPG Book to Film Club Viewing: All the Pretty Horses
By popular vote, our next book to film selection will be All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy (Knopf/Random House)! The viewing and discussion will take place on Wednesday, April 18, at the AAP New York offices (71 Fifth Avenue, second floor) at 7:00 pm.
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