April 20-21- Come See The Rock Bottom Remainders!

The all-star, all-author rock group Rock Bottom Remainders—featuring the likes of writers and authors Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Scott Turow, Roy Blount, Jr., Greg Iles, James McBride, Ridley Pearson and Kathi Kamen Goldmark—kicks off their 2010 Wordstock tour in Washington. The first event in DC is on Tuesday, April 20, at 8 pm, called “Besides the Music: a Conversation with the Rock Bottom Remainders,” hosted by veteran newsman Sam Donaldson (at Sidney Harman Hall in The Harman Center for the Arts Washington D.C. located at 610 F Street NW). The band performs on Wednesday, April 21, at 8:30 pm, at the 9:30 Club (located at 815 V Street, NW). Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn, founder of the Byrds, will be a featured guest with the Rock Bottom Remainders at the 9:30 Club. Monies raised from these events go to some great non profits including some working in HAITI. This will be great fun with some wonderful writers and some music! Hope to see you there.
Perry

Hooks Book Events goes to Chicago!

Hooks Book Events dodged two snow storms to breeze in and out of the Windy City this week. The reason? We managed to get Judge Richard Posner and Professor Gary Becker in the same room at the Chicago HQ of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As you know, Posner and Becker have a very famous blog, http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/beckerposner/ and are two cherished dare I say Rock Stars of American public intellectualism. Wearing sensible shoes and big smiles, the Judge and the Professor discussed a variety of topics from full body scans to Trans Fats.. yes they disagree on Trans Fats.. read the blog to find out why! You may also want to check out their jointly authored book based on the blog, Uncommon Sense to read more about topics where they agree and more interestingly where they disagree. It was an honor to be a part of this event. PPH

Recent Hooks Book Events! Check these out!

We've had a busy week! Hosting Andy McAfee for four events in two days discussing his new book Enterprise 2.0. Andy coined the phrase and gave us some great insights into the value of networks and connections. Bob Pozen charmed a crowd of 150 at the IMF discussing his treatise on the financial crisis, Too Big to Save. Bob will be back in DC again soon; meanwhile we are meeting with him in Boston to get ideas for HBE Boston. We closed the week with the amazing Meg Whitman (www.megwhitman.com); whose "bias for action" was evident in her discussion of The Power of Many her new book about her life and career as CEO of EBay! Meg is now running for Governor of California; keep your eyes on her.
PPH

HBE in NYC! One Degree Separated from Jon Stewart

Perry and Loretta headed off to NYC last week to visit our friends in the publishing world. With lots of new clients and a new Boston office we were excited to hear about some great new ideas and books for the spring. And while visiting our good friend DeeDee DiBartlo at William Morrow(publicist for Levitt and Dubner's SUPERFREAKONOMICS) we discovered that our HOOKS BOOK EVENTS book bags did actually end up on the DAILY SHOW with Jon Stewart! We had asked Levitt to please display on Jon's desk when he was on the show after our DC event with him. I like that! A man who takes direction well. Jon, look out, we may send you some more. PPH
www.thedailyshow.com

December 3-Hooks Book Events Hosts Greg Mortenson-

Hooks Book Events and Politics and Prose were honored to host Greg Mortenson launching his new book, Stones Into Schools at the wonderful Sixth and I Synagogue in DC last week. Greg is truly an inspiration for many people including "Second Lady" Mrs. Biden and Tom Friedman who introduced Greg that evening. Mortenson and his amazing team of locals (including former Taliban fighters)have ventured into Afghanistan to build schools for girls.The book reads like an adventure novel;catch a great review in the New York Times December 10th. Tickets included a copy of the new book and a donation to the Central Asia Institute. www.ikat.org This book is a great holiday gift idea for the readers on your list.

(Photo of Mrs. Biden, Greg and Tom Friedman-Bruce Guthrie)

Harvard Affirms What We Already Know!

Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Women-Owned Firms Have
Huge Impact

U.S. businesses owned by women have an economic impact of $3 trillion annually. That translates into the creation or maintenance of 16% of all jobs in the country, according to the Center for Women's Business Research. If U.S.-based women-owned businesses were their own country, it would have the fifth-largest GDP in the world.

Well we could have told you that!

Just back from visiting our Boston colleague and had the real pleasure of being a guest lecturer at Emerson College. My good pal from Harvard Business School Press, Michelle Morgan invited me to come in and speak to her students about Hooks Book Events. Three hours later.. I had some new ideas for my business as well as few new booksellers to add to our growing Boston list.

Keep shopping with the ladies!

Deepak Chopra on ABC News! Check this out

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HappinessInc/deepak-chopra-meditation-improves-health/story?id=8687138#

Deepak Chopra is making news again! He is on tour with his new book, ReinventingBody, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You and Hooks Book Events will be hosting him for his only DC event! Join us at the GW Lisner Auditorium on October 16, 2009 at 7:30 for a talk and booksigning. Tickets on sale now at www.Ticketmaster.com.
Hope to see you there.

Lee Woodruff Was In Town! TweetToRemind

Hooks Book Events great pal, Lee Woodruff was in town to dazzle the Junior League, AARP and folks at the River School last week. We were there to sell books, laugh and help Lee promote her TWEET TO REMIND campaign! Please check it out at www.tweettoremind.org! Lee and Bob are working to collect $1 for each soldier who has been to war or is at war in Iran and Afghanistan. This is easy to do and a worthy cause. Please support this and spread the word! PPH

Hooks Book Events Blog Hits!

http://www.kstreetkate.net/2009/10/what-book-got-you-hooked.html

With a very busy fall line up.. Deepak Chopra, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, Judith Jones, Kati Martin, David Baldacci and more.. Hooks Book Events (www.hooksbookevents.com) is working with the area bloggers to get the word out. Thank you for K Street Kate for the pick up and we invite you all to spread the word and come hear these great writers this month.

September 29, 2009 Join us with Lee Woodruff

Hooks Book Events will be at the River School on September 29th with good pal, Lee Woodruff. Please plan on joining us and hearing her discuss her latest book, Perfectly Imperfect. Lee is adorable, funny, engaging and whip smart; this will be a great night of fun, food, good conversation and a chance to support the River School in DC.

Details:

The River School – 7:00 PM
4880 MacArthur Blvd, Washington, DC 20007

Please contact Bob Jones (bjones@rivershool.net) for tickets or any questions.

Join Hooks Book Events September 25th!

The Center for Social Value Creation joins the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) in hosting a one-day forum on September 25, “Leadership for a Better World: Creating Social Value through Innovation,” at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

The forum will feature a series of high-profile thought leaders on the role of business in society and fostering social change through models of innovation. Academics, business leaders, nonprofit executives and policy makers are invited to attend and join in the discussion. Come hear Rosabeth Moss Kantor, Alan Webber and more! http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/betterworld/

Hooks Book Events in Publishers Weekly!

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6686608.html?industryid=47144

Check out the link and read about Hooks Book Events in a recent issue of Publishers Weekly! The article seemed timed perfectly with the opening of our new Boston Office. We also were able to meet the PW writer, Judith Rosen when were in Boston last week; she biked in (with helmet) to meet us in Cambridge for a celebratory cocktail! We were also pleased to read in the article about all sorts of innovative book sellers out there keeping good books flowing to all sorts of venues. It was particularly rewarding to share ink with our good pal, Kim Ricketts from Seattle. PPH

Hooks Book Events Goes to Boston-September 2009

Hooks Book Events has opened in Boston! Bean Town has been on our radar for a while and when former Harvard University Press Publicity Maven, Mary Kate Maco became available, we jumped on the chance to have her run the office there. With so many amazing writers in the area as well as a large corporate sector, we believe Boston is a good fit for our business model. If you are interested in learning more about our Boston operation, please contact Mary Kate at marykate@hooksbookevents.com. Keep watching the site for more updates about our exciting Boston venture. PPH

October 21- Meet Judith Jones at Zola Wine and Kitchen

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/13428.html

Check out this blog at the WASHINGTONIAN website about our new Food for Thoughts Series at Zola Wine and Kitchen! Our first event will be October 21,2009 with the amazing Judith Jones; seen here with Julia Child! This is going to be an amazing opportunity to meet Judith, hear about her new book, The Pleasures of Cooking for One, have some wine and yummy hordoerves! What could be better? Tickets now on sale at www.hooksbookevents.com. See you there! PPH

NurtureShock to get LOTS OF PRESS!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/nyregion/25bigcity.html

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman's new book NURTURESHOCK is already getting some well deserved press. Check out today's NYT article and keep your eyes and ears open to see and hear about this interesting new research in NEWSWEEK, All Things Considered, Good Morning America/Nightline and more. Plus if you are around September 8th in DC, please come by the Avalon Theatre on Connecticut to hear Dan Pink interview both Po and Ashley about their fascinating research on child raising. You don't want to miss this! Visit www.hooksbookevents.com to purchase tickets and to get more information.

PPH

October 4, 2009 Creativity in Business Conference

Creativity in Business Conference in DC October 4th!

I am excited to be attending this groundbreaking conference - the first-of-its-kind in DC! Join pioneering entrepreneurs, innovators and applied-creativity leaders from around the country for a full-day event focused on individual, group & organizational creativity in business. Hooks Book Events friend Dan Pink turned me on to Michelle James and this DC based group.

Hooks Book Events is all about discussing new ideas which is why I am attneding to meet an amazing roster of thought leaders and writers who are focused on creativity in the work place. Come hear Dr. Stan Gryskiewicz, author of Positive Turbulence: Developing Climates for Creativity, Innovation and Renewal; Dr. Win Wenger, author of The Einstein Factor and 40 other books; author Mike Bonifer, author of GameChangers: Improvisation for Business in a Networked World; Paul Scheele, author of Natural Brilliance; and many others.

Did you realize that creativity is widely considered the new capital of 21st century business? New ideas, new innovations, new systems and new structures depend on accessing novel levels of creativity - for everyone, not just the creatives. At the conference, Michelle and her panelists will explore different facets of creativity as the key driver in navigating and thriving in the new work paradigm. Join area entrepreneurs, leaders, managers, learning/innovation officers, trainers, and consultants, who want to be more innovative and adaptive in the changing world of work.

Check out the website for more details and to register. Hope to see you there! PPH

http://www.creativity-conference.com

August, 2009 HBE Heads South for Four Days in 'BAMA!

Just back from a trip to Alabama .. Livingston, Eutaw, Demopolis, Birmingham and Bessemer to be specific! Have been down South researching a distant relative Miss Ruby Pickens Tartt, nationally renowned painter, writer and folklorist who collaborated with the WPA Federal Writers' Project and John Lomax during the Depression. Miss Ruby was a real wonder and has occupied a corner in my mind for some time now; so I thought I better head South to check it out. You can Google her to learn more about her recordings, writings and paintings.. she was ahead of her time and a real inspiration to many while she was alive and even now.

She would have been pleased that I took some pals from Birmingham to Bessemer on Saturday night to a bona fide juke joint, Gip's Place where I managed to meet Mr. Gipson (88 years cool - grave digger by day, bluesman by night) in his back yard singing and playing in his tin roofed shack. Music was blaring, bourbon was flowing, fish were frying and dancing was going on! Even good buddy and writer, Diane McWhorter made the scene as she was home in 'Bama working on her next book. You can find Gip on line.. he even has a MySpace page!
PPH

IN THE NEWS: Perry Hooks featured on this week's episode of Federal News Radio

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO, July 23, 2009 — Terry Rosen, AFGE labor relations specialist; Perry Hooks, president of Hooks Book Events; and Jeff Goldman, executive director of government programs for Kaiser Permanente attended the recent Excellence in Government Conference, produced by the Government Executive Media Group.

On this week’s Federal News Radio broadcast, Rosen discussed flexible working conditions and attracting younger workers to the federal government. Hooks detailed her mission to bring new ideas into the federal government in order to solve the nation’s most pressing issues. Lastly, Goldman will provide tips and strategies for federal employees to lead a more active and healthier lifestyle through proper nutrition and exercise.

Listen to the broadcast here.

IN THE NEWS: Motley Fool.com features Hooks Book Events author Chris Anderson

MOTLEY FOOL.COM, July 17, 2009 — In an article entitled "A New Business Model for the Digital Age," posted today on the "Motley Fool Stock Advisor, reporter Jennifer Schonberger writes:

"Since 2002, David and Tom Gardner have returned 32.89% while the S&P 500 returned -8.78%. There is no question that traditional media is in disarray right now. Major news outlets from CBS (NYSE: CBS) to Gannett (NYSE: GCI) to The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) are being forced to transition to a different model because of the underlying economics of their mediums (in most cases, a digital model)."

"But transitions to digital by media and other types of companies have left many questioning what the magic formula for profits is. At a recent event sponsored by Hooks Books and The Motley Fool, Chris Anderson, editor of Wired magazine and author of the new book Free: The Future of a Radical Price, offered a solution to the conundrum."

Click here to read more.

July 7-HBE Helps Launch FREE with Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson (Wired's Editor-in-Chief) was in town last week to launch his new book FREE:The Future of a Radical Price. HBE was there selling the not so free version of the book at Google DC and at the Motley Fool HQ in Alexandria. As you might have heard or read, the book has stirred some controversy around the use of Wikipedia material and more importantly around the overall premise of the book as seen in Malcolm Gladwell's review in the New Yorker (www.newyorker.com)( HBE highly recommends your checking out Malcolm's review!) As booksellers we like the controversy which we hope will boost sales. Yes, you can download the material on line for "free" but if you get sucked into Chris' "freemium" concept and you want to buy the book, please do so from a good independent store near you. (PPH)