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19th Annual Independent and Small Press Book Fair Schedule of Events The 2006 Independent and Small Press Book Fair featured such publishers as: Akashic Books, AK Books, Coffee House Press, Contemporary Press, Ig Publishing, Disinformation, Disruptive Publishing, Feminist Press, Melville House Press, The New Press, Persea Books, Ocean Books, Soft Skull Press, Seven Stories, Small Beer Press, and many, many more! The 19th Annual Book Fair also featured over 26 public programs, with literary and political figures: Dore Ashton, Amiri Baraka, Colin Channer, T. Cooper, Michael Cunningham, Tom Englehardt, Elizabeth Holtzman, Eileen Myles, Greg Palast, Katha Pollitt, Eyal Press, Paul Robeson Jr., Monique Truong, and Anne Waldman. Saturday, December 2nd 10:00 am 11:00 am to 12:45 pm; assembly room
Join this panel of cupcake experts as we sing the praises of the cupcake and discuss just why they have remained so popular for so long (did you know that Hostess first started making them in 1919?). Along the way you'll learn where to find the best cupcakes in the city and pick up a baking tip or two. Panelists are: Elaine Cohen, author of Super-Duper Cupcakes, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World; and Rachel Kramer Bussel, blogger of All Cupcakes, All The Time. Moderated by Marisa Bulzone, editorial director of Hearst Books. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm; Room 208 The recent publication of two anthologies, This Is Chick Lit, and This Is Not Chick Lit, has generated a lot of debate about a genre that is both beloved and hated. Join Sarah Mlynowski, author of See Jane Write: A Girl's Guide to Writing Chick Lit, Lauren Baratz-Logsted, editor of This Is Chick Lit, and authors Caren Lissner, Rachel Pine, and Karen Siplin for a lively discussion of the phenomenon. 1:00 pm to 2:00; Room 208 The age of the powerless disappointed author is over. In a panel moderated by maverick publishing consultant Stephanie Gunning, celebrity therapist/author Donna LeBlanc, award-winning self-published novelist Carol Hoenig, and Free Press assistant publicity director Jill Siegel reveal their special strategies and tools for effective book promotion developed inside and outside the publishing firm. 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm; Assembly Room A panel discussion on the importance of book culture with David Levi Strauss, Jonas Mekas, Dore Ashton, and Dan Simon. Panel moderated by Phong Bui, publisher of The Brooklyn Rail. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm; Room 208 Leading liberal/progressive political bloggers Lindsay Beyerstein (Majikthise), Jeffrey Feldman (Frameshop), Bob Geiger (bobgeiger.com) and Bill Scher (Liberal Oasis, author Wait! Don't Move to Canada) discuss the progressive blogosphere's rise to power, and how this newly emergent political force will remake not only the Democratic Party, but the entire American political landscape. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm; Assembly Room American literary culture echoes the ambivalences, arguments and conviction at play in our society. It follows that, rightly or wrongly, ethnic identity becomes entwined in discussion of literature produced by writers of color. Noted writers Luis Francia, authors Monique Truong, Martha Southgate and Jaime Manrique will explore this topic. Luis Francia will be moderating this panel. 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm; Room 208 Michael Cunningham, acclaimed author of Specimen Days, The Hours, Flesh and Blood, and A Home at the End of the World, will discuss his life and career as a writer. The interviewer will be Nora Rawlinson, former editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly. 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Room 208 In an era of corporate consolidation and bottom-line mandates, how do fiction writers negotiate their careers? Indie hit novelist Joe Meno, elusive best-selling writer T Cooper, and San Francisco renegade Peter Plate discuss their approaches in a conversation moderated by the editor of the Believer, Ed Park. 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Room 208 Internationally renowned poet Anne Waldman, and acclaimed poet and novelist Eileen Myles, will engage in a conversation with emerging poets Jen Benka and Matthea Harvey. These writers will discuss the importance of poetry as a medium of social and political engagement, and how women poets across generations have responded to and written against the trials and tribulations of their times. The panel will be moderated by Erica Kaufman of Belladonna.
11:00 am 12:00 am to 12:45 pm; Assembly room 11:30 am to 1:00 pm; Room 208 With numerous examples of fraud and voter disenfranchisement having taken place in Ohio during the 2004 presidential election, join Steve Freeman, Mark Crispin Miller, Greg Palast, and Paul Robeson, Jr. as they examine what happened in Ohio in 2004 with an eye toward preventing it from happening again in 2008. Dan Simon, publisher of Seven Stories Press, will moderate. 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm; Room 208 Nation columnist Katha Pollitt will be joined by Third Wave feminist crusader/author Jennifer Baumgardner and journalist Eyal Press in a discussion of the frontline battles to protect women's rights in the coming year. The discussion will be moderated by Sara Nelson, editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly. 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm; Assembly Room They look so easy. They're short. Not a lot of text. Simple, straightforward prose. Anyone can do it, right? Wrong. Picture books are deceptive in their simplicity. Writing, illustrating and editing them is a craft. Join author Emily Jenkins, illustrator Tomek Bogacki, author/illustrator Meghan McCarthy, and editor Erin Clarke as they share their experiences and advice. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm; Room 208 In a Nation Books Panel, a conversation with Tom Engelhardt, author of Mission Unaccomplished, and Elizabeth Holtzman, former NY Congresswoman and author of The Impeachment of George W. Bush, who will discuss the new congress and the potential for impeachment. 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm; Assembly Room Author of Some Holy Weight in the Village Air and a weekly appearance on The Saturday Early Show for CBS, Ira Joe Fisher, will be doing a reading, Q&A and book signing at the Fair. 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm; Room 208 Literary anti-hero Amiri Baraka and best-selling Jamaican writer Colin Channer will discuss books, politics, history and the future of literature. 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm; Assembly Room A reading and discussion with Relentless Aaron, one of the most successful self-published authors, who in 2006 went on to sign a 14-book contract with St. Martin's Press; Relentless Aaron will be doing a reading, followed by a discussion and Q&A about his career, first as a self-publisher and later as an author publishing a record number of titles with a major press. 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Room 208 This panel will discuss the subculture of graffiti in New York, an art movement that is largely undocumented and often misunderstood, with graffiti artists Savager, Lady Pink & Smith & photographers James & Karla Murray. Graffiti techniques, forms, and styles will be examined so that the public can begin to understand its complexity and underlying messages. Its continued influences on the arts and media will be revealed and insight will be given on graffiti art's future and its documentation. 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Assembly Room Marissa Walsh, author of GIRL WITH GLASSES: MY OPTIC HISTORY, will read from her comic memoir and discuss why men often make passes at girls who wear glasses, why Velma is cooler than Daphne, and why four eyes are better than two. The 2007 Book Fair will be sure to continue its tradition of excellence, so make sure to check the website for updates and registration! Registration for the 2007 Book Fair will open for publisher members August 1st, previous exhibitors from August 15th and general registration will open September 1st. |