Woman Up

01/11/2024

Hi to our many New York friends, and fans of James Grady. For those who've asked and those who have not), please join us at Barnes and Noble in Brooklyn on Feb.7. Jim's new book is launching that day and we really want to see you there.

Join us for an in-store event, Author James Grady in conversation with S.J. Rozan presenting The Smoke in Our Eyes , on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

09/26/2022

You're never too old to become a Guinness World Record holder.

Harry Johnson was a rural mail carrier in the Rutland area a century ago.

06/15/2022

If there is one thing that defined Laura Wooten, it was her unwavering dedication to the election process in her community and in the United States of America. For 79 years until her death in 2019, Wooten – the longest continuously serving poll worker in the U.S. – sat behind the voter check-in ...

03/27/2022

Fascinating article about Madeleine Albright by Lynn Sweet. Turns out that journalism’s loss was the world’s gain.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/23/22993424/chicago-sun-times-didnt-hire-madeleine-albright-wife-secretary-state-clinton-white-house?fbclid=IwAR3SqgZ5p1EWbggPcV82SjJZgg0oyBW5oe38tPwA0krc5-uWHbzBDkGSg_s

A rebuff by a top editor at the Sun-Times was a turning point in the life of Albright, who became the first female Secretary of State when President Bill Clinton tapped her for the post.

03/10/2022

For every copy of "Satisfaction Guaranteed" sold through her Bookshop page, Micheline Maynard will make a donation to World Central Kitchen. Bookshop distributes sales to independent bookstores and she gets a commission, but she's happy to support WCK’s work in Ukraine.

From an accomplished national journalist, a lively look at the inception, growth, future, and unique management style of Zingerman's--a beloved, $70 million-dollar Michigan-based specialty food store with global reach. Certain businesses are legendary, exerting immense influence in their field. Zing...

03/05/2022

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Andrea Elliott will be the guest this Sunday on the New York Times Readalong. She'll be talking about the eight years she spent reporting for her extraordinary book "Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City." You can watch live from 8:30 to 10 a.m. or on video replay. The advantage of watching live is you can submit comments or questions.

Andrea Elliott, Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter for The New York Times is the author of Invisible Child. She has has documented the lives of poor Americans, Muslim immigrants and other people on the margins of power.