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Party HoppingBooking: Michael Jackson and Self-Publishing
On Wednesday, November 18 (tonight!), rock biographer Tony Fletcher will talk with Gay Liberation Front founder Jim Fouratt about his new book, "All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of NY 1927-1977." The event will be held at the Strand Bookstore in NYC. On Thursday, November 19th at 6 pm, Fortune's senior editor-at-large editor Geoff Colvin will discuss his new book, "Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else" at the Alan Flusser Custom Shop. On Sunday, Nov. 22 at 6:15 pm, film critic Armond White will discuss Michael Jackson's video art at the Lincoln Center. He will also sign copies of his self-published book, "Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles." To include your literary event in future postings, email GalleyCat. Scenes from the eBook Summit Preview Party
Among the Summit speakers at the party was Movable Type Literary Group agent Jason Allen Ashlock (pictured), sharing some digital publishing wisdom. At the event, education director Carmen Scheidel and this GalleyCat editor introduced the industry leaders who will ponder the future of this crazy profession at the conference. More party photos follow after the jump. Stay tuned over the next few months--we hope to organize more of these informal, publishing-centered meet-ups following the eBook Summit. Booked: Digital Book Party Tonight
First, we must mention the GalleyCat-sponsored eBook summit party tonight (Nov. 16) at NYC's Bubble Lounge. Join GalleyCat writers and readers for a drink and a chance to win a free ticket to the eBook Summit. The party runs from 6:30 until 8:30, moving this virtual conversation about publishing into the real world. Click here to RSVP for a spot. On Nov. 17, Stephen Elliott will host Eugene Mirman, Jonathan Ames, Rick Moody, Vanessa Hidary and the kid-core band, Care Bears on Fire for a literary night sponsored by The Rumpus and Tin House literary event at the Highline in Manhattan. On Nov. 19, author Greil Marcus will visit Columbia University to perform his his book, "Lipstick Traces"--incorporating visual material, props and monologue in the 20th anniversary celebration performance. To include your literary event in future postings, email GalleyCat. eBook Summit Preview Party
Click here to RSVP for a spot at the party at NYC's Bubble Lounge. At the event, education director Carmen Scheidel and GalleyCat editor Jason Boog will join writers, editors, agents, journalists, and other publishing types--sharing a drink and pondering the future of this crazy profession. Here's more from the release: "From eReaders and publishing on demand to new business models for publishers and booksellers, our event will explore the technology that is driving change in the industry. eBook Summit will take place December 15-16, 2009 at New World Stages in New York City. Admission to Monday's Preview Event is complimentary, but RSVPs are required. Feel free to invite colleagues and friends. We'll also be raffling off a ticket to the December Summit, so be sure to bring some business cards." Fans Flock for Next Installment in Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" SeriesYesterday marked the release of Brandon Sanderson's "The Gathering Storm," the next book in a beloved "Wheel of Time" series by the late Robert Jordan. As that video reveals, fans mobbed the Brigham Young University bookstore opening at midnight, looking for copies of the sequel. "I've been waiting since I was 16," says one fan. If you are looking for more "Wheel of Time" news, GalleyCat has written about how the book's network of fans are helping with promotional efforts for the book. Also, we interviewed Sanderson earlier this year about the future of fantasy and digital publishing. Here's an excerpt from that interview, as Sanderson hinted at the highly anticipated conclusion of the series: "I'm one of four people who have read this ending out of the millions of people who are waiting for it...It was a reverent experience, a surreal experience. I don't think it really hit home for me what I was doing until I sat down and read that...It was a daunting experience saying, 'This is where the 11th book ended, and this is where I've got to end up.' There was a big gap." Guernica Turns 5: Discount Tix for Birthday Gala Available
Scene @ David Sax's Save the Deli Party
After four years on the circuit, GalleyCat knows from book parties—and, let us tell you, cramming upwards of 400 people into Ben's Kosher Deli Monday night to celebrate the publication of David Sax's Save the Deli has to be some kind of record. Which would be fitting, given the number of other world records being set in the room that night—granted, they were all in stunt categories like "most insults flung at a deli waiter in 30 seconds" or "most side dishes ordered in 30 seconds," but a record's a record. Sax (left) invited the owners from several of the delis he writes about in his book—a travelogue of the great delis still operating in North America (with a little side trip to Europe)—and brought in Jelvis, "the Jewish Elvis," for musical entertainment, but you can't go wrong with a free buffet... especially when it includes hot dogs, knish, potato pancakes, and several flavors of Dr. Brown's. (And this picture doesn't even show any of the corned beef or pastrami!) Feminist Press Celebrates 39th Anniversary
"Copelon spoke about the need for human rights in the United States, especially when it comes to laws protecting reproductive health care and abortion. Luckily, she said, 'there is a new generation of activists emerging to see this through." Huffington echoed her call, saying that "younger women are ushering in a new world.' Nasrin spoke about the need to separate state and religion in every country, saying that 'education and economic freedom alone is not enough.' She also addressed the issue of human trafficking around the world, stating that 'no one is free until all women are free.'" NY Women's Foundation Honors Kristoff/WuDunn TeamLast Wednesday, Amanda ReCupido went to Gotham Hall for the New York Women's Foundation's "Stepping Out & Stepping Up" fall dinner The "Stepping Up" award recognizes New Yorkers who "serve as role models of courageous leadership, vision and commitment to women and girls as individuals and as partners," and this year's honorees included social activists Elizabeth and Herbert Sturz and author/journalists Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas D. Kristof. ReCupido spoke with Ana L. Oliveira, President and CEO of the foundation, who discussed how the evening's honorees affect change for women at both the local and global level. (Indeed, Oliveira explained, the Sturzs have founded 24 nonprofit and government agencies between them.)
WuDunn spoke about the importance of investing in women and girls locally as a prerequisite to investing globally. Her and Kristof's new book, Half the Sky, focuses on women and girls in the developing world, focusing on the issues of human trafficking, gender-based violence, and maternal care. The evening also included music from Mary J. Blige, who dedicated her performance to the power and unity of women. Other attendees included New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (as the date of co-chair Diana Taylor), Consul General of Mexico Ruben Beltran, designer Catherine Malandrino, record executive Steve Stoute, and a scattering of additional New York socialites. The Force Was Strong with DK Last Week
DK's Rachel Kempster (she's the one wielding the lightsaber) sent us a picture from an office party she and her colleagues threw last Friday morning to celebrate the release of LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, a headstart on the 65 events across the United States that took place Saturday—and, we're told, some of the DK crew met up with members of The 501st Legion at a Manhattan bar afterwards. On the DK website, Simon Beecroft discusses the rapid turnaround for the book's production: "I wrote a book plan in January 2009. Lucasfilm and The LEGO Group approved the book plan in February," he recalls, "and I started writing the manuscript text in March. Through April and May, I made lots of little changes, refining and adding info as the page designs were put together. There were further small changes from Lucasfilm and The LEGO Group. Finally, the finished book went to the printer at the end of May." PreviouslyDiplomats and Editors Celebrate Australian Anthology Scene @ AgencySpy's Adland Party Who Are the Celebs in Your Neighborhood? GalleyCat Helps Trivialize Literature Alix Strauss: Living with the Dead Have a Devil of a Time at Shani Petroff's Book Party How Believable Is Daniel Levin's Archaeological Thriller? Party with mediabistro.com & Kristin Harmel! Scene @ Shelf Discovery Debut Party Authors' Favorite Status Galleys Book Party "Rituals of the North American W.A.S.P." Everybody Loves an Old-Timey Burlesque Book Party Literati Show Their Pride at LGBT Parade Scene @ Tom Zoellner's Uranium Party Brooklyn Versus Manhattan Book Parties BEA Wrap Up: Literati-a-go-go Supports Independent Bookstore OR Books Takes "Launch Party" Literally Lit Mags Unite for NYC Extravaganza Let Two Debut Novelists Sing & Read Their Way Into Your Heart Van Booy: Stories Make a Room Look Good Anna David: Can You Be Bought? Party with the Writing Teachers Partying In Her Own Sweet Time Party Like a New Yorker Editor All Tomorrow's Parties Will Be in India Michael Chabon in White House Slam WSJ's Kate Kelly: Star of the Evening, Despite a Power Outage So Many Book Parties to Choose From Dr. Keith Black's Party for Brain Surgeon Doree Shafrir on Book Party Hosting and Mothers Now That's What We Call a Book Party The Part About The Granta Party Writers and Agents Celebrate Purple Day Former mediabistro.com Party Hostess Now a Guest of Honor Celebrate the Release of Family of Secrets Bookforum's Bittersweet Reading Fairhope's Latest Writer-in Residence Meets the Booksellers Scenes from Mediabistro O'Reilly TOC Cocktail Party Spoon Lead Singer Rocks the Book Party Crowd Biz Book Community Bonds Over 800-CEO-READ Are You Ready for the Year of the Ox? Buy A Drink, Support a Literary Magazine John Freeman Honored at Granta Party They Throw Book Parties Outside New York Party Hopping: Hot Chicks and Wild Edibles Macmillan Children's Reorg "A Long Time Coming," Says New VP FishbowlNY @ Michael Wolff's Book Party It's All Fun and Games for These YA Authors A Sexy Reading Turns Three-Years-Old Which Media Holiday Parties Can't Be Stopped? The Week in Party Hopping: Sushi, Tacos, & Gin Sharon Waxman: From Ancient Art to Cutting-Edge Media Scene @ Lynne Greenberg's The Body Broken Party FBNY @ Jon Meacham's American Lion Party Basement Poets Versus Encroaching Condominiums Meeting the Collins Authors Leaves Us Shaken, Not Stirred Literati Get Their Spell On for Small Presses Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Coming Out Party Exclusive Video: Cintra Wilson Crowns Caligula Barbara Walters, Sen. Clinton Headline Feminist Press Gala A Night of Costumes and Secret Identities in SoHo Video Exclusive: Literary Mayhem Your Signed Copy's Almost Ready, Unca Donald! Scene @ Stolen Moments Launch Party Now That's What We Call a Reading! Where Is the Most Literary Bar? Scene @ Capotorto & Hazen Book Parties Nora Roberts Returns to Romance in '09 Video: Writing and Eating in a Recession It's a Book Party! It's a Family Reunion! Queer Eye for the Straight Talk Express Scene @ Edgar Bronfman's Hope, Not Fear Party Nextbook Celebrates Latest (and First) Jewish Encounters Are the Sunday Chat Shows Ready for the Country? At CBS, the Answer Is Yes Little Brother, DJ Spooky Finally Ready to Party UnBeige: A Boring Book Party in Chicago Former GOP Fundraiser Decides to Tell (Not Quite) All It's the Little Things That Keep Agents Happy Scene @ Shan Sa's New York Exhibition Mystery Novelist, NY's Bravest Salute Each Other Catching Up With Last Week's Party Photos Pop Fiction Power Couple's Group Party Sundaes on Thursday: Scene @ Janelle Brown's Book Party Upcoming Benefits for Inkwell, Fantastic Fiction, Shirley Jackson |
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