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