Spooktacular YPG Halloween Happy Hour! Fall has just begun—which means Halloween is just around the corner! We are partnering once again with the Children’s Book Council (CBC), to celebrate Hollow’s Eve with a literary costume party you won’t want to miss. Grab your best children’s book-inspired costume and join us on Wednesday, October 25th...
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YPG Meetup: Lit Crawl Brooklyn with PEN America Traditionally, a good old-fashioned pub-crawl involves barhopping with a group of friends, grabbing a pint, meeting a new friend, and moving on to the next bar (hopefully with said old and new friends). As bookish pub nerds, we can’t turn down a good lit crawl—bouncing from...
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Summer—believe it or not—is almost over. We may not be hitting the books anymore, per se, but kids throughout the city are heading back to school (and you know what that means: fewer tourists and fewer rowdy kids interrupting your commute!). So let’s celebrate this wonderful change of the season by getting together for...
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In February we hid from the cold by hiding indoors and playing games. Well, now it’s time to hide from the heat! Whether it’s Settlers, Cards Against Humanity, Candyland, or Uno, grab your best games and join your fellow YPGers for a night of friendly competition. This event is BYOB, so feel free to...
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Calling all introverts! Do publishing pitches make you tremble in fear? Does just the mention of a mixer make you break out in a cold sweat? Then join YPG for a panel on Networking for Introverts! The 45-minute panel discussion will feature publishing professionals (and self-proclaimed introverts!) who will speak on the strategies that...
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Come celebrate the Boy Who Lived’s birthday with #DIYPG: Potterpalooza, Monday, July 31 from 6:30-8:30pm! We’ll be making three Harry Potter-themed crafts (but no Horcruxes), sipping on that sweet butterbeer, watching one of the movies, and complaining about how we’ll never be able to afford Cursed Child tickets when it moves to Broadway. A...
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On Wednesday, July 12th, please join us for a happy hour in support of Pajama Program! Pajama Program is a New York-based nonprofit that donates new books to kids living in group homes, shelters and temporary housing facilities. We’ll be meeting at Réunion Surf Bar (357 W 44th St, New York) at 6:30pm. So come on by and...
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Are you a foreign rights or scouting professional? Do you have absolutely no idea what literary scouts do, but want to learn more? Are you looking to break into the exciting world of foreign rights? If any/all of these apply, this is the mixer for you! Join us to chat and share some delicious...
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Love or hate them, movie adaptations of books are a huge part of the publishing industry. But have you ever wondered what happens when a film studio decides to make a movie or TV show out of a book? Get the inside scoop on book-to-film adaptations from multiple sides of the business—from editorial,...
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Celebrate Pride Month with YPG’s 4th annual Pride Happy Hour at Kettle of Fish, the iconic West Village bar once frequented by Jack Kerouac and Bob Dylan! Mingle with your publishing colleagues as we celebrate the vital role of LGBTQI people in the industry. Be sure to check the Gay Liberation sculpture in Christopher...
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