A memorial service will be held Saturday for Ellen Foth, a longtime librarian at the Montclair Public Library branch in Upper Montclair. Ellen spent much of her time working in the children’s room and, if you grew up in Montclair, may have helped to foster your love of reading. The Star-Ledger ran this obituary when she died this summer: http://bit.ly/EllenFothMem. Ellen’s memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Central Presbyterian Church, 46 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042. Tel: 973-744-5340. Her family has said that contributions in her memory can be made to the Montclair Public Library or to Central Presbyterian Church.
With the last remnants of summer, come new and sharpened No. 2 pencils, crackling notebooks and a plethora of writers’ events and workshops at The Fine Grind Coffee Bar in Little Falls. Save some (or ALL) of these dates in your calendar now! Don’t forget to try all of the new coffee and menu specials (a great way to start the fall…)
Sunday, Sept. 12 4pm-6pm Book signing with Paranormal authors, Mickey Flagg and Linda Parisi. Books on sale at the event–discover super sexy vampires and supernatural beings with noble blood!
Saturday, Sept. 18 1pm-3pm Henry David Sterry will present “Helping Talented Writers Get Successfully Published.” From picking the right idea, to perfecting your pitch, to finding an agent and/or publisher (or self-publishing), and using social media, the murky world of the book business will be illuminated.
Monday, Sept. 20 “Ranting” with the Write Group–It’s a conspiracy. They’ve been plotting to make my life miserable for years. You’re probably in on it. The injustice of it all enrages me. I vow to rant until I exorcise the evil and gain the upper hand. –Team Ranting, led by Joe Del Priore with Eveline Speedie and Josie Zeman
Tuesday, Sept. 21 9:30am-11:30am Write Grouper Ed Charlton will present “5 Ways to Sabotage Your Book” and will be targeted at writers preparing for publication and/or self-publishing. This free seminar promises to be enlightening and hilarious!
Saturday, Sept. 25 10am-12pm Book singing with local author Joe Del Prioro. Local author Joe Del Priore will be selling and signing his collection of stories. Come and see what inspires this prolific writer!
Tuesday, Sept. 28 9:30am-11:30am Poetry workshop with Marcia Ivans. Using prompts, this no frills poet will concentrate on the transitions and triumphs of all our lives as she leads the writer to greater self knowledge and clarity.
The Fine Grind Coffee Bar
101 Newark-Pompton Turnpike (Route 23)
Little Falls, NJ 07424
(just minutes from Costco and Willowbrook Mall!)
973.837.0199
www.thefinegrindcoffeebar.com
MEWSie DAVID HOLMBERG writes: My novel, “The Hurricane Murders,” came out recently and I’ll be doing a reading/signing at Watchung Books on Wednesday, September 15th.
I’m a former reporter for New York Newsday and a former senior editor of The Village Voice, and this novel should be of interest to Montclair media people. It’s a quasi-literary novel that’s prescient (unintentionally) about the crisis in print journalism. It’s set in South Florida in 1998. Its other themes are the false seductiveness of Florida and the victimization of women.
“The Hurricane Murders” is available to order on Amazon books.
Michele C. Hollow will talk about blogging–everything from getting started to maintaining a blog to monetizing it–at the annual
Professionals in Media Summer Shindig – Friday, Aug. 6, 7pm. at Les Saisons, 304 Elmwood Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040. Michele’s blog is Pet News and Views, http://www.petnewsandviews.com.
There will be a potluck dinner–so please bring a finger-or fork-friendly dish or drink to share. Appetizers, main and dessert items are welcome. RSVP with your dish or beverage to share to Jackie Herships Jacqueline@jacquelineherships.com 973-763-7555
A $10 donation is requested to help w/ growing expenses. If you have blogging-related questions that you would like her to focus on, Michele invites you to post them on our LinkedIn Professionals in Media (PIM) networking site: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1067537&trk=hb_side_g
or send them to directly to her at michele@petnewsandviews.com.
Parking: On-street parking is highly regulated — Watch the Signs!! Most parking will be around the corner in the Rescue Squad / Skate Park portion of the Maplewood Pool, 187 Boyden Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040.
Don’t miss this awesome event!
Nick Orsini, author of the novel “Two Wrongs Make a Vice”
and Franco Meoli, poet and author of book of poems “Hot Pants” will be selling and signing their books on Saturday, August 14 1pm-3pm at The Fine Grind Coffee Bar in Little Falls, just minutes from Willowbrook and Costo.
Speak with them, buy their books and find out what inspired these two young talents! See you there!
The Fine Grind Coffee Bar
www.thefinegrindcoffeebar.com
101 Newark-Pompton Turnpike (Rte 23)
Little Falls, NJ 07424
973 837 0199
July 22, 7pm-8:40pm Montclair, NJ Public Library (50 South Fullerton Ave.)
MEWSie David Henry Sterry is the author of 12 books, including The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, which will be published in November. Two weeks ago he appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition with his last book, The Glorious World Cup; and on the front page of the Sunday New York Times Book Review with his book before that: Hos, Hookers, Call Girls & Rent Boys. He is a regular on the Huffington Post, and a book doctor who has helped dozens of talented writers become published authors. His website is www.davidhenrysterry.com
News:
• When: Friday, July 23, 2010
• Where: The Barnes and Noble on Route 3 in Clifton
• What: Bookfair for the Caldwell Public Library. A percentage of all sales using our Bookfair voucher will go to the Library.
• Why: Support your library “The Heart of Our Town”
• How: Go to Barnes and Noble with the attached voucher. Choose the books and other items you want to buy. Present the voucher at check out. A portion of your purchases will be donated to the Library.
Can’t make it to the store that day? The Bookfair continues online!
• When: Friday, July 23 through Wednesday, July 28
• How: Shop online at www.bn.com/bookfairs and enter our Bookfair ID — 10246643– at checkout. A portion of the sale will go to the Library.
• Where: Online sales can be from anywhere so encourage friends and family to support your Library.
Want more info or be able to print out vouchers? Go to www.caldwellpl.org! (And, while you are at it, check out info about this Wednesday’s STAR WARS CANTINA!)
Pam Satran is doing a webinar this Wednesday, July 14, from 1 to 2 pm online at shewrites.com on How To Turn Your Blog Into A Bestseller. Satran, whose blog How Not To Act Old was published as a book by Harper Collins last summer and became a New York Times bestseller, will cover everything from how to launch your blog to where to publicize to how to create your book proposal to tips for making it a bestseller. The webinar includes a lecture, q & a, and downloadable power point.
Professionals in Media Summer Shindig – Friday, Aug. 6, 7pm. at Les Saisons, 304 Elmwood Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040.
PetNewsandViews.com founder, Michele Hollow, will be our speaker at the annual Professionals in Media summer party, Friday, August 6, 7 p.m.
Michele will cover everything from starting a blog to maintaining it to promoting it to loving it. There will be a potluck dinner–so please bring a finger-or fork-friendly dish or drink to share. Appetizers, main and dessert items are welcome. RSVP with your dish or beverage to share to Jackie Herships Jacqueline@jacquelineherships.com 973-763-7555 or Michele Hollow michele@petnewsandviews.com 973-762-3854
A $10 donation is requested to help w/ growing expenses. If you have blogging-related questions that you would like her to focus on, Michele invites you to post them on our LinkedIn Professionals in Media (PIM) networking site: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1067537&trk=hb_side_g or send them to directly to her at michele@petnewsandviews.com.
Parking: On-street parking is highly regulated — Watch the Signs!! Most parking will be around the corner in the Rescue Squad / Skate Park portion of the Maplewood Pool, 187 Boyden Ave., Maplewood, NJ 07040
NEWS:
Backpocket Productions (PIM/best homegrown feature-Garden State Film Festival), Split Ends is available at Netflix, as well as at Best Buy, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Wherehouse, CD Universe, AxelMusic, and the film’s official website, www.splitendsthemovie.com.
Back Pocket’s second feature, Should’ve Kissed, was the opening film at the prestigious Jeonju International Film Festival, and was directed by award-winning director Jinoh Park. Back Pocket is now in preproduction on its third feature.
Jacqueline Herships & Associates
Communications
jacqueline@jacquelineherships.com
www.jacquelineherships.com
Professionals In Media (PIM)
PH: 973-763-7555
Creating your bridge to the world
From MEWSie Jenny Milchman:
Some of you may know about the writing series I co-host, Writing Matters: A Dialog on the Craft & Business of Words, with events held right here at our own Watchung booksellers in Montclair.
The series has attracted attention from local media and is drawing authors from as far away as North Carolina and Hew Hampshire. It
tries to do something a little different from a typical reading or signing–open up a real-time discussion between panelists and audience members about the state of books during these changing times.
Now we are putting together a very special panel called “Brave New World: Bringing a Book into Being in 2010…and Beyond” and are looking for agents, editors, and publishers who might like to take part.
Panelists will have the opportunity to select 2 or 3 current favorite volumes from their lists for the bookstore to showcase and audience members to have personalized by the people who ushered them into being.
The event will take place on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 at 7 pm. If you are interested in appearing, please contact me at jenny@wedeskyull.com
Hope to get to know some new MEWS members as we put this night together!
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