Tonight: DISTRIBUTION!
Tonight we are talking about Distribution. What is it, how it works – how it can work for indie books, and what are some alternatives. How has it changed over the past few years and in what direction is it going.
Here to talk about distribution with me tonight, Davida Breier.
Davida Breier is the Manager for Hopkins Fulfillment Services (HFS), the distribution division at Johns Hopkins University Press. She’s worked for National Book Network (NBN), where she was the Marketing Director and oversaw NBN Fusion, a digital publishing and distribution initiative. Prior to that, she was the Sales and Marketing Director for Biblio Distribution, managing over 500 independent presses. She is also a board member for the non-profit publisher, No Voice Unheard and is a contributing writer and photographer for their new book Ninety-Five: Meeting America’s Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs.
Davida has been involved in small press since 1994 and has published 70 zines with two more planned for this summer.
Book of the Week:
If I gave you God’s phone number….
Searching for Spirituality in America
Author: Mare Cromwell
Publisher: Pamoon Press
If I gave you God’s phone number….Searching for Spirituality in America is a fascinating look at the breadth of religious and spiritual beliefs found in our culture. The book reveals a seven-year journey of interviews based on the question: “If I gave you God’s phone number, what would you do with it?” The author bares her personal growth throughout the book, exploring the concept of the Divine in and around us.
The book is framed by 21 interviews with people from all walks of life, all of whom give inspiring and sometimes controversial responses to the over-arching questions: “If I gave you God’s Number, what would you do with it?”
It was recognized in two national book competitions, and was an award finalist for the ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year
Calendar:
AuthorsBookshop on the go!
May 22nd
From 1pm – 3
At Peace and a Cup of Joe
Come out and visit with AuthorsBookshop at Baltimore’s best little coffee shop – Peace and a Cup of Joe. We will be out there with a slew of books written and or published locally. We will have authors on hand to talk about their books, and maybe even read selections. Hang out with myself, as well as Devlon Waddell and chill with some great local indie books while you sip a delicious latte.
!Speak Your Piece!
WhenWed, June 2, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
WhereSingers, 227 West Chase Street, Baltimore, MD (map)
!SPEAK YOUR PIECE! is a weekly featured reader and open mic poetry night that takes place every Wednesday at Singers in Mount Vernon. Sign-up at 6:30 p.m. NO COVER! Singers is Baltimore’s newest cultural hot spot with great events going on every night of the week! Experience some of Baltimore’s best live poetry, music, comedy and film while enjoying great food and drink in a relaxed, longe-like atmosphere. !SPEAK YOUR PIECE! is hosted and organized by www.PoetryInBaltimore.com & Concurrence Multimedia. 410-539-4850 www.naddsofbaltimore.com www.PoetryInBaltimore.com concurrence.m.m@gmail.com
SO WHAT?! OPEN MIC NIGHT
WhenFri, May 21, 7:30pm – 10:00pm
WhereCollege of Notre Dame, Doyle Hall- Gator Alley, 4701 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD
College of Notre Dame of MD Student Life Presents… SO WHAT?! OPEN MIC NIGHT Sign Up List & Doors Open @7:30 PM Show 8- 10 PM This monthly series allows you to showcase your talents. Welcoming ALL to perform!!!
