Book reviews or author talks every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. at the main branch of the Albany Public Library auditorium, first floor. Light refreshments served.
September 16— Author Talk—A Succinct Analysis by Kwame Somburu, scientific socialist & activist.
September 23— Book Review— The Master and Margarita, a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov. Reviewer: Ronald Helfrich, PhD, SUNY Oneonta.
September 30— Book Review—The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Reviewer: Kevin Hickey, PhD, professor of English & Africana studies at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.
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Showing posts with label authors. Show all posts
Friday, September 12, 2014
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Author talk: David Kalish, author of The Opposite of Everything August 5
Book reviews or author talks every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. at the main branch of the Albany Public Library auditorium, first floor. Light refreshments served.
August 5—Author Talk—The Opposite of Everything, a novel, by David Kalish, MFA, novelist, playwright, & screenwriter.
August 12— Book Review—The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper. Reviewer: Donald Hyman, writer & adjunct professor of American studies, College of St. Rose.
August 19— Book Review— Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington by Terry Teachout. Reviewer: Gene Damm, past president of the Friends of APL.
August 26— Book Review—A Free Life, a novel by Ha Jin. Reviewer: Denver Tang, doctoral candidate in Science & Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
September 2—Book Review—Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku. Reviewer: David Guistina, Morning Edition anchor/senior producer, WAMC.
September 9— Book Review—Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis. Reviewer: Richard King, retired attorney.
September 16— Author Talk—A Succinct Analysis by Kwame Somburu, scientific socialist & activist.
September 23— Book Review— The Master and Margarita, a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov. Reviewer: Ronald Helfrich, PhD, SUNY Oneonta.
September 30— Book Review—The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Reviewer: Kevin Hickey, PhD, professor of English & Africana studies at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.
August 5—Author Talk—The Opposite of Everything, a novel, by David Kalish, MFA, novelist, playwright, & screenwriter.
August 12— Book Review—The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood by Helene Cooper. Reviewer: Donald Hyman, writer & adjunct professor of American studies, College of St. Rose.
August 19— Book Review— Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington by Terry Teachout. Reviewer: Gene Damm, past president of the Friends of APL.
August 26— Book Review—A Free Life, a novel by Ha Jin. Reviewer: Denver Tang, doctoral candidate in Science & Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
September 2—Book Review—Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku. Reviewer: David Guistina, Morning Edition anchor/senior producer, WAMC.
September 9— Book Review—Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis. Reviewer: Richard King, retired attorney.
September 16— Author Talk—A Succinct Analysis by Kwame Somburu, scientific socialist & activist.
September 23— Book Review— The Master and Margarita, a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov. Reviewer: Ronald Helfrich, PhD, SUNY Oneonta.
September 30— Book Review—The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Reviewer: Kevin Hickey, PhD, professor of English & Africana studies at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.
Monday, April 28, 2014
The Origins of the Work-for-Hire Doctrine
For anyone really serious about exploring the roots of work-for-hire and its implications, and its rule-of-law prior to the 1975-76 Copyright Act (and all that followed), check out Catherine L. Fisk's excellent "Authors at Work: The Origins of the Work-for-Hire Doctrine" (October 2001).
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Publishing: It’s Not About the Money
From First Second Books:
Over the winter holiday break, I watched the beginning of Murder, She Wrote, which I had never seen before. I was bemused to find that the protagonist writing a book and getting it published (having never met, talked to, or corresponded with her editor, publicist, or publisher at all prior to the book’s publication date) and in a matter of a few short days after publication getting on the New York Times Best-Seller List, afterwards getting on all the morning tv and radio shows. She was in fact so popular that her publisher brought her to New York City to stay there in a hotel indefinitely just in case (as far as I could tell) any future media requests came up. Realism was brought in only inasmuch as Fictional!Writer Jessica Fletcher does not hit #1 on the New York Times Best-Seller List — just #2.
So in the interest of fairness, aboveboardness, and honesty, I feel that I should let you know — aspiring writers and artists, this is not your life.
Over the winter holiday break, I watched the beginning of Murder, She Wrote, which I had never seen before. I was bemused to find that the protagonist writing a book and getting it published (having never met, talked to, or corresponded with her editor, publicist, or publisher at all prior to the book’s publication date) and in a matter of a few short days after publication getting on the New York Times Best-Seller List, afterwards getting on all the morning tv and radio shows. She was in fact so popular that her publisher brought her to New York City to stay there in a hotel indefinitely just in case (as far as I could tell) any future media requests came up. Realism was brought in only inasmuch as Fictional!Writer Jessica Fletcher does not hit #1 on the New York Times Best-Seller List — just #2.
So in the interest of fairness, aboveboardness, and honesty, I feel that I should let you know — aspiring writers and artists, this is not your life.
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Writers Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony
New York State Writers Hall Gala and Induction Ceremony
April 9, 2010
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Crowne Plaza, Albany, NY
The Gala will showcase New York State writers, past and present, and induct the first honorees into the Writers Hall of Fame.
The New York Library Association established the New York Writers Hall of Fame to recognize New Yorkers living and deceased whose writings have made a lasting contribution to literature. The first inductees are Robert Caro and Mary Gordon, along with past writers James Baldwin, Elizabeth Bishop, Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Isaac B. Singer, Edith Wharton, E.B.White and Walt Whitman.
The Gala kicks off the festival which will continue on Saturday with a full slate of free author talks, writing workshops, tutorials and storytelling.
To download an invitation, visit here or www.empirestatebookfestival.org for more information.
Planning to stay overnight?
A block of rooms is being held at the Crowne Plaza, downtown Albany for the evening of Friday, April 9, 2010 at the rate of $109. Please call 1-877-462-4441 and mention reservation code BGG to get the negotiated rate. Please make your reservations by April 2, 2010. More information about the hotel can be found on the web
EMPIRE STATE BOOK FESTIVAL
A Celebration of New York State Writers, Books and Literacy
Saturday, April 10, 2010
10 AM – 5:30 PM
Empire State Convention Center Meeting Rooms and Base of Egg, Albany
Keynote Address at 10 AM
Wicked Author Gregory Maguire
After his address, Gregory Maguire will be doing a book signing.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to meet the author!
Join us for author talks, panel discussions, writing workshops, "How to get published" tutorials, storytelling by children's authors and local librarians, local vendors and exhibits throughout the day.
Event is FREE and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.empirestatebookfestival.org or call 518-432-6952 X105.
Amanda G. Wing
Marketing Coordinator
New York Library Association
6021 State Farm Road
Guilderland, NY 12084
April 9, 2010
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Crowne Plaza, Albany, NY
The Gala will showcase New York State writers, past and present, and induct the first honorees into the Writers Hall of Fame.
The New York Library Association established the New York Writers Hall of Fame to recognize New Yorkers living and deceased whose writings have made a lasting contribution to literature. The first inductees are Robert Caro and Mary Gordon, along with past writers James Baldwin, Elizabeth Bishop, Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Isaac B. Singer, Edith Wharton, E.B.White and Walt Whitman.
The Gala kicks off the festival which will continue on Saturday with a full slate of free author talks, writing workshops, tutorials and storytelling.
To download an invitation, visit here or www.empirestatebookfestival.org for more information.
Planning to stay overnight?
A block of rooms is being held at the Crowne Plaza, downtown Albany for the evening of Friday, April 9, 2010 at the rate of $109. Please call 1-877-462-4441 and mention reservation code BGG to get the negotiated rate. Please make your reservations by April 2, 2010. More information about the hotel can be found on the web
EMPIRE STATE BOOK FESTIVAL
A Celebration of New York State Writers, Books and Literacy
Saturday, April 10, 2010
10 AM – 5:30 PM
Empire State Convention Center Meeting Rooms and Base of Egg, Albany
Keynote Address at 10 AM
Wicked Author Gregory Maguire
After his address, Gregory Maguire will be doing a book signing.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to meet the author!
Join us for author talks, panel discussions, writing workshops, "How to get published" tutorials, storytelling by children's authors and local librarians, local vendors and exhibits throughout the day.
Event is FREE and open to the public.
For more information, visit www.empirestatebookfestival.org or call 518-432-6952 X105.
Amanda G. Wing
Marketing Coordinator
New York Library Association
6021 State Farm Road
Guilderland, NY 12084
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