Brooklyn Book Festival 2007!
Going.com caught me at this weekend’s Brooklyn Book Festival in downtown Brooklyn. The plaque I’m holding up is a description of my organization, The New York Center for Independent Publishing (NYCIP)…to go to the going.com event listing (and see more of their pics), click on me. It was pretty windy that morning (who wants to be shivering on a Sunday morning at 9am?), but all was good once the sun crept over the stone and peered through the plaza. There were hundreds of exhibitors (mostly publishers), authors, and about 10,000 people came out to play. It was a great networking event for me, both for the organization, and for Urban Molecule.
I ran into author and friend Jolene Siana, this great girl I met here in the city last year. She introduced me to Caprice Crane and Sarah Grace McCandless. Caprice is an award-winning novelist out with a new book called forget about it. Sarah is a graphic novelist/writer/cupcake eater. Both very beautiful. Great seeing you Jolene!!
Press of mention: Ocean Press. This publisher specializes in radical books on Latin America. Bill Koehnlein had a great spread of Che Guevara titles that made my mouth water. I’ve been fascinated with Guevara ever since I first heard his name used in reference in an early 90s Pet Shop Boys tune.
Also, I met Vincent Cuccia, an italian writer who offered to help me with grant writing and incorporating Urban Molecule. Very funny guy. Also, if you want to meet a dog that paints, goto www.tillie.org. Tillie is “The World’s Preeminent Canine Artist.” And, as a gift, the Brooklyn Book Festival Committee gave everyone a moleskine - how can you beat that?
Later, after the Festival, I met with my friend Max who just moved to Henry Street earlier this year. We went for sorbet and cookies and caught up. All-in-all, a great day in Brooklyn! To see more of my flickr pics of the Brooklyn Book Festival, click on the picture above (that’s me, Azie, and her pup Sia).
Very cool. Nothing like a good day networking followed by sorbet.
Tell me about it! And you should know, the flavor was MOJITO.
Thats awesome. When will I see you?
In an email from Liz Koch (Arts and Culture Specialist for President Marty Markowitz): “Nearly 20,000 festival attendees perused and purchased books and literary publications, listened to author readings and discussions, and celebrated Brooklyn’s literary legacy and future…Since the festival, the members of the Brooklyn Literary Council and Borough President Marty Markowitz have received enthusiastic feedback about the quality and diversity of the programming and vendors…”