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Poster-These are Your Kids on Books
I’m frequently perusing the internet looking at sites which relate to children’s books or encouraging children to read. Recently I discovered a site with a very creative poster by a reading advocacy organization called “Burning Through Pages.” To order or see their other products, click here.
Long Live the Bookstore
In addition to my work as a publisher, I’ve also been active on the Board of Directors of Independent Book Publishers of New England, IPNE. Founded in 2000, IPNE is an association for authors, publishers, and those who are affiliated with the book publishing industry. Our 2nd Annual New England Publishing Conference this past weekend [Read more...]
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Book Presentation at Whittier Home
I gave a presentation at the spring meeting of the Whittier Home Association, Amesbury, MA. This organization was founded in 1898 by a group of women whose mission was to maintain the home and preserve the legacy of the Quaker, poet, and abolistionist, John Greenleaf Whittier. It is a very active organization—still only women—and it [Read more...]
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Look What We Made
One of the highlights of attending a conference for Waldorf teachers is the participating in the artistic/practical workshops. Usually there are so many offerings that it’s difficult to choose. This year was no exception at the 2012 Western Waldorf Educators’ Conference, ” A New Inspiration for Education,” held at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, [Read more...]
Spring Book Launch in California
Our new book was launched at a teachers’ conference at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA. The bookstore generously provided a place for Pam to show Make Way for Reading and greet friends and colleagues. Before the conference, Karen and Pam enjoyed a celebratory brunch in Palo Alto. It was a glorious spring 3 [Read more...]
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Scholarship Recipient Goes to SF
I was fortunate to be one of ten persons selected to receive a scholarship from Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) to attend “Publishing University” or “Pub-U” from IBPA March 9 and 10 in San Francisco. I represented Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE). It was a day and a half of non-stop seminars on book [Read more...]
Launching the Book
Pam will be in northern California from February 20 – March 12 celebrating the launching of Make Way for Reading with co-editor, Karen Latimer and attending two teachers’ conferences in northern California. Contact us for details of place and time—let us know if you’d like us to visit. Here’s a view of the back cover. It even has a [Read more...]
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Celebrating the Chinese New Year
I recently wrote that I had received newly-published translated editions of “Beyond the Rainbow Bridge” from a publisher in Beijing and in Taiwan. Over the weekend, they both have independently sent me New Year’s greetings. Each wrote that in the Chinese calendar, 2012 is the “Year of the Dragon” and is a most felicitous sign [Read more...]
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