2011-2012 Meetings Schedule
Changes that may come up will be posted on the website and on our Facebook page, and details will be emailed to members as well. We’ll continue to add details about these upcoming 2012 meetings in the future, too. Please check back for more information.
Winter & Spring 2012 Meetings
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Monday, May 14
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Park Road Books, Park Road Shopping Center
4139 Park Road, Charlotte 28209
GREAT SUMMER READS!!
GREAT SUMMER READS is our annual favorite get-together, featuring book recommendations for summer reading from Sally Brewster, owner of Park Road Books. Sally will provide a list of books for us, and titles which are already published will be available for purchase, of course!
Refreshments will be served – please bring a contribution, if you wish. Thanks!
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Please note! WNBA-Charlotte does not hold meetings during the summer. Our monthly meetings, normally held on the second Monday of the month, will resume in September. Please check back during the summer for updates about the 2012-2013 schedule.
Tentative dates for Fall 2012:
September 10
October 22 — National Reading Group Month BIBLIOFEAST
November 12
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FYI — Earlier meetings in our 2011-2012 year………..
Monday, April 9
6:30 – 8:30 PM
International House, 322 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204
704.333.8099, www.ihclt.org
An Evening of Multi-cultural Books and Reading
– UNESCO Awareness Evening –
Our guest speaker is children’s book author, Monika Schroeder . She will be presenting her book Saraswati’s Way and discussing the challenges of writing a book with international issues like child labor, education in undeveloped countries such as India, and the effects of war on children. Monika is an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner for Saraswati’s Way, and she is also the author of The Dog in the Wood and My Brother’s Shadow. Find more information about Monika at www.monikaschroeder.com.
International House promotes international understanding by serving as a center for diversity, advocating for people of diverse national backgrounds, and facilitating professional and cultural exchange programs. International House is affiliated with the US Department of State via the National Council of International Visitors.
IHCLT has publicized the event in their March newsletter. We hope that a representative from their International Book Club will speak at our meeting, too.
Park Road Books will have a book table at the event so people can purchase Monika’s books, as well as a group of selected titles including WNBA National Reading Group Month selection Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away by Christie Watson.
For more information about this meeting, please contact WNBA Charlotte Membership Chair Carolyn Abiad at wnbacharlotte@earthlink.com.
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Monday, March 12
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Park Road Books, Park Road Shopping Center
4139 Park Road, Charlotte 28209
From Book Idea to the Book Shelf: The Process & Business of Publishing
Read about this meeting in novelist Rebecca Lane Beittel’s blog! Thanks, Rebecca!
http://rebeccaoftomorrow.wordpress.com/tag/womens-national-book-association/
Our panel of experienced book industry representatives, many from our own WNBA ranks, will discuss how a book goes from the idea stage to the finished book for sale to the reading public. Come with your questions about the book biz and join in this sure-to-be-lively discussion!
Participants include:
- independent editor Carin Siegfried of Carin Siegfriend Editorial;
- agent Quinlan Lee of Adams Literary;
- Nancy Clare Morgan, former Publicity Manager with Random House, Inc.;
- Angela Harwood, VP of Sales & Marketing at John F. Blair Publisher;
- Amanda Phillips, MarComm Manager at distributor/wholesaler Baker & Taylor;
- independent bookseller Sally Brewster of Park Road Books;
- novelist Marybeth Whalen, author of SHE MAKES IT LOOK EASY and THE MAILBOX;
- and independent book marketing, sales and promotion consultant Susan Walker.
photo: Carin Siegfried
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Monday, February 13
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Matthews Community Center, 100 McDowell Street East, Matthews
Rules for a Romance-Novel Marriage –
A Discussion of Romance Books & Writing
Charla Muller, best-selling author of 365 Nights, will discuss how you can incorporate romance into your real-life relationships, based on her readings of many romance books and the formulas behind them. Publisher’s Weekly reviewer Jessica Daitch will review one good, and one very terrible romance novel. The evening is sure to be hilariously romantic, so be sure to attend and join the fun!! Berkley Books giveaway too!
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Monday, January 9
7:00-9:00 PM
Northwest School of the Arts
1415 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, North Carolina
Annual Bookswap and Networking Social
Books, books, and more BOOKS! Bring all the books you want to exchange for more books you haven’t read already! Here’s your big chance to clean out your bookshelves and repopulate them with more good books, courtesy of your fellow bookish WNBA members and friends. Refreshments provided.
Join us for one of our favorite get-togethers of the year, and be sure to invite your friends and potential new members to come and bring their books, too. See you there!
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Monday, November 14
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Morrison Regional Library, 7015 Morrison Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28211
Discussing Book Clubs and a Book Club Discussion
Featuring a discussion of CRESCENT by Diana Abu-Jaber
We’ll talk about book clubs, what qualities make them work well, and what issues can cause them to disband or fizzle out.
In addition, we’re all reading the novel CRESCENT by Diana Abu-Jaber, and we’ll have a group discussion of this book. If you need a copy, you can buy it at Park Road Books, either in printed or E-book form!
Diana Abu-Jaber : Official Web site : Crescent
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Monday, October 10
WNBA Charlotte’s Second Annual BIBLIOFEAST
Monday, September 12
Annual Fall Networking Social