Housing Works is looking for 6 to 8 YPG volunteers to help their online sales department scan and sort their book donations to see if they are sellable. If you are available on Sunday, April 15 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, then please sign up here. YPG has historically...
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Join YPG Writers for our signature write-in and flash workshop on April 12 and April 26. As always, we’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. If interested in being critiqued, email YPGwriters@gmail.com with a 1,000- to 1,500-word...
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Ladies and gentleman! Join us for a show-stopping, circus-themed night of revelry, mystery, and a murder that steals the show. Group up with your fellow YPGers, use your detective skills, and find the killer before the final act! When: April 19 from 6:00—8:30 pm Where: Penguin Random House (1745 Broadway) Why: Because everyone...
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YPG is turning 18, and we are once again celebrating with a good, old-fashioned, arcade birthday party! Join us at the Barcade in Chelsea (148 W 24th St) for happy hour specials and vintage video games, including Ms. Pac-man, Mortal Kombat, and Crazy Taxi (just to name a few!). We will also be giving...
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Launch. Sales conference. BookExpo. So many things are happening, and it can be really overwhelming! But here’s a pro tip from a friend: you will always, always feel more competent and official when you’ve got a stack of notes on a clipboard. Even if the notes just say “GET A COFFEE & DON’T PANIC.” Guaranteed. ...
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You’re invited to Off the Shelf’s bookish birthday party! Join us on Tuesday, March 20 at Housing Works Bookstore Café (126 Crosby Street) for wine, birthday cake, bookish games, and exciting giveaways. Doors open at 7:00 pm and the first 50 guests will receive an Off the Shelf tote bag filled with party...
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Have you ever chosen books over basketball? Fandoms over fantasy sports? Unbound Worlds, the Penguin Random House site dedicated to sci-fi and fantasy literature, has a March-Madness inspired event just for you! Kick off Cage Match 2018, Unbound Worlds’ annual original fiction bracket tournament, with a happy hour and sci-fi/fantasy trivia event. Show off your knowledge...
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On Monday, February 26, find your perfect match—with a book! Come to Drexler’s (9 Avenue A) from 6:30–8:30 pm to see if you can guess the book and get entered to win a related ARC. And do good at the same time: it’s for charity, so don’t forget to bring a new...
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YPG’s Bay Area Chapter Is in Love—with Books! Thank you to all of the YPG Bay Area members who came by the first Pal-entine’s Meet-Up at John Colins last week for libations and book talk. A special thanks and welcome to the new members! You made the party a great success; just take a look...
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Winter freeze got you down? Join YPG Book Club to discuss the NYT bestseller Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng on February 22 at 6:30 pm at Simon & Schuster (1230 6th Ave). Feel free to bring snacks, drinks (BYOB), and any questions or thoughts you have about the book! RSVP here Please contact Danielle Kolodkin (Danielle.Kolodkin@harpercollins.com) or...
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