On Sept. 22, from 9am-6pm at the NYU Kimmel Center Publishers Weekly magazine, will hold this 1 day course for authors about how the publishing industry really works. Karen Strauss will speak at 2:30pm on the topics of book marketing and publicity. The day will include many influential book agents, authors, editors and book marketing professionals, who will speak on a variety of topics, from nuts and bolts to alternative publishing.

NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

On Sept. 19 at 12:30pm, the Publishers Advertising and Marketing Association (PAMA) will be hosting a luncheon with Arianna Huffington as the guest speaker. Arianna Huffington is an accomplished author of 12 books, nationally syndicated columnist, lobbyist, and founder of The Huffington Post. The topic she will discuss will be, “Game Change: How New Media Affects the Marketing of Books, Candidates, and Ideas.” This is a great opportunity to hear the thoughts of such an influential person and network with others in the book industry.

Place:
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel
569 Lexington (at 51st Street)

Cost:
$75.00 per person

RSVP with company and attendee names to rsvp@pama-ny.org

On from Sept. 27 – Oct. 4, 2008, Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was started in 1982, to draw attention to the growing number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries. During this week bookstores and libraries across the country will have special Banned Book Week displays and events. You can also purchase FREADOM gift cards for which 10% of sales will go to the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE)  to defend the freedom to read.

Banned Books Week is sponsored by the ABFFE, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of American Publishers (AAP), the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and the National Association of College Stores (NACS). It is also endorsed by the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress.

This Publishers Advertising and Marketing Association (PAMA) cocktail party mixer is coming up on June 17, from 6-9pm at Bar 13 in NYC. It is an opportunity to meet and mingle with the publishing industry’s brightest. RSVP here.