YPG hosts monthly happy hours and social events that provide fun opportunities to meet your publishing colleagues in a casual setting.
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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Are you a foreign rights or scouting professional looking to make contacts in the field? Do you have absolutely no idea what a scout does, but want to learn more? Are you looking to get your feet wet in exciting world of foreign rights? If any/all of these apply, this is the mixer for...
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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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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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“A highly literate offering” – The New York Times “…pokes fun at literary pastime by taking it out of bookstores and into comedy clubs” – LA Weekly Literati is a night of comedians in character performing hilarious readings. Sophisticated, satirical, and sometimes wigs. Do you ever leave a comedy show saying “Hmm that...
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The Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY) is offering a panel discussion about underrepresented voices and aim to continue examining what diversity and inclusion actively looks like in book publishing. Featuring speakers Nicole Counts (One World / PRH), Zareen Jaffery (Saalam Reads / S&S Books for Young Readers), Cristobal Pera (Vintage Espanol / PRH), and moderator, Victory Matsui (One...
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Winter Game Night It’s winter. It’s cold. So let’s hide indoors and play! Grab your Munchkins and Scrabble and Taboo and Pictionary and Settlers of Catan (shot blue!) and Ticket to Ride and Uno and anything else you have, and get ready to get competitive. Join us on Tuesday, February 20th at Random House (1745 Broadway) from 6:00 –...
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YPG WRITERS: WRITE-IN/CRITIQUE (TWO DATES) Join YPG Writers for our signature write-in and flash workshop. 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 1,000-1,500 word submission...
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