On December 7th, a group of YPG members gathered in the Dr. Seuss Room at Penguin Random House with an exceptional panel to discuss sensitivity reads. Patrice Caldwell, Associate Editor at Hyperion and the founder of People of Color in Publishing, Tiffany Liao, Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Namrata Tripathi, Associate...
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On February 7, 2018, a group of YPGers gathered at Penguin Random House in New York for a panel discussion called, “The Ever-Growing World of Audiobooks.” The discussion featured two audiobook experts, Anthony Goff and Dan Zitt. Goff is the Senior Vice President of Content Development and Audio at Hachette Book Group, and Zitt...
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On November 8th, 2017 a group of YPGers gathered at Penguin Random House with Social Media Manager Emily Hughes, editor Esi Sogah, and authors Justina Ireland and Katherine Locke to discuss the pros and cons of Twitter. The panelists talked about deciding on their brand, and how that brand has changed over time. Esi...
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On Monday, March 27, YPG members convened at Penguin Random House for an intimate Brown Bag Lunch conversation around the ever-important issue of inclusivity in publishing. Sharon Watson, copyright assistant at Penguin Young Readers Group, moderated a discussion with Lynn Melnick and Camille Rankine, who are VIDA executive board members and published authors. VIDA...
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On Tuesday, March 22nd, YPG members gathered--in person in the back room at Niagara, and online for a live stream over Periscope--for a panel with some of the greats of the literary Twitter community. What better way to recap such an awesome, informative panel than through tweets?
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As the audience filed out of the last taping of David Letterman’s run on the Late Show on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015, a group about twenty publishing professionals and aspiring authors gathered just down the block at the Penguin Random House midtown offices for “Your Guide to Online Writer Communities,” hosted by YPG Writers...
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If you missed our most recent YPG Digital session, an intro to Tumblr that took place on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 from 6:30-8:00pm, have no fear! Here is the overview for you to try on your own, and if you have questions, we’re here to answer them.
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At the conclusion of last month’s HR event on next career steps for young industry employees, the three panelists fielded specific questions from curious audience members. Responses to a selection of those questions posed in this piece!
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On Tuesday, October 16, a crowd of 100 YPG members packed into the AAP’s offices on Fifth Avenue for a panel discussion on career moves in publishing. Three human resources representatives from Big Six companies were on hand to share their thoughts--all were in agreement that they were a huge help!
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