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| | Panel Discussions | Instructions: The event calendar above contains the current list of events for BooksNJ 2009. Position the cursor over one of the color coded time slots in the schedule to see detailed information about each session. |
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Schedule: Storytimes (back to top)
| 1:30 PM | Lisa Mullarkey |
| 1:40 PM | Caron Lee Cohen |
| 1:50 PM | Cynthia Weill |
| 2:00 PM | Marcie Aboff |
| 2:10 PM | Marian Calabro |
| 2:20 PM | Corey Rosen Schwartz |
| 2:30 PM | Monica Wellington |
| 2:40 PM | Bob Krech |
| 2:50 PM | Virginia Cornue |
| 3:00 PM | Barbara Worton |
| 3:10 PM | Jennifer Merz |
| 3:20 PM | Susie Lee Jin |
| 3:30 PM | Betsy Franco Feeney |
| 3:40 PM | Vicky Rubin |
| 3:50 PM | Irene Kelly |
| 4:00 PM | Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen |
| 4:10 PM | Denise Dowling Mortensen / Melissa Iwai |
| 4:20 PM | Linda Bozzo |
| 4:30 PM | Edel Rodriguez |
| 4:40 PM | Della Rowland |
| 4:50 PM | Cindy Mauro Reisenauer |
Schedule: Childrens (back to top)
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| 2:00 PM | (2:00-2:30) Panel Discussion - Which Came First: the Words or the Pictures
featuring Melissa Iwai, Denise Dowling Mortensen, Edel Rodriguez, Cindy Mauro Reisenauer, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen |
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| 2:45 PM | (2:45-3:15) Panel Discussion - Making It Real: Writing NonFiction for Kids
featuring Lisa Mullarkey, Irene Kelly, Linda Bozzo |
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| 3:45 PM | (3:45-4:15) Panel Discussion - Picturing It: How to Tell Your Story in 32 Pages or Less - The Making of a Picture Book
featuring Cynthia Weill, Corey Rosen Schwartz, Caron Lee Cohen, Marcie Aboff, Monica Wellington |
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| 4:30 PM | (4:30-5:00) Panel Discussion - Let Me Draw You A Picture: Making a Story Come Alive
featuring Susie Lee Jin, Jennifer Merz, Vicky Rubin, Betsy Franco Feeney |
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Schedule: Young Adult (back to top)
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| 1:30 PM | (1:30-2:00) Meet the Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer |
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| 2:15 PM | (2:15-2:45) Meet the Author: Marie Lamba |
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| 3:00 PM | (3:00-3:30) Meet the Author: Ann Burg |
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| 3:45 PM | (3:45-4:15) Meet the Author: Ellen Dreyer |
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| 4:30 PM | (4:30-5:00) Meet the Author: Karen Romano Young |
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Schedule: Fiction (back to top)
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| 1:30 PM | (1:30-2:00) Panel Discussion - The Immigrant Experience
featuring Wendy Lee, Ed Lin, Sung J Woo |
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| 2:00 PM | (2:00-2:30) Panel Discussion - Learning History Through Fiction
featuring Frieda Gates, Judith Lindbergh |
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| 2:30 PM | (2:30-3:00) Panel Discussion - The Jewish Experience
featuring Michelle Cameron, Ruchama King Feuerman |
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| 3:00 PM | (3:00-3:30) Panel Discussion - Women are Characters: Exploring Heroines Who Matter
featuring Carol Hoenig, Brenda Janowitz, Ellen Meister, Saralee Rosenberg |
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| 3:30 PM | (3:30-4:00) Panel Discussion - For Women Only
featuring Debra Borden, DeLaune Michel, Lisa Dale |
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| 4:15 PM | (4:15-4:45) Meet the Author: Joshua Henkin |
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Schedule: Mystery (back to top)
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| 2:15 PM | (2:15-2:45) Meet the Author: Mary Jane Clark |
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| 3:15 PM | (3:15-3:45) Panel Discussion - Keeping a Character Alive: Character Development in a Mystery Series
featuring Don Dahler, Shelley Freydont, Jack Getze, Gerald Arthur Winter, Jeffrey Cohen |
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| 3:45 PM | (3:45-4:15) Meet the Author: Ken Isaacson - Keeping It Legal: Writing the Next Bestseller in the World of Law |
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| 4:30 PM | (4:30-5:00) Panel Discussion - My First Novel
featuring Meredith Cole, Brad Parks, Stefanie Pintoff, Charles Salzberg |
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Schedule: Poetry (back to top)
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| 1:15 PM | (1:15-1:45) 5 minute poetry readings by Joan Cusack Handler, Roxanne Hoffman, Susanna Rich, Jack Wiler, George Witte |
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| 1:45 PM | (1:45-2:15) Panel Discussion - Poetry Matters: Getting From the Notepad to the Published Book
featuring Roxanne Hoffman, Joan Cusack Handler, Jack Wiler |
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| 2:15 PM | (2:15-2:45) 5 minute poetry readings by Teresa Carson, Sondra Gash, Marcia Ivans, Susan Jackson, Julie Maloney |
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| 2:45 PM | (2:45-3:15) Panel Discussion - Express Yourself: It's All About Me
featuring Teresa Carson, Sondra Gash, Marcia Ivans, Susan Jackson, Julie Maloney, Susanna Rich, George Witte |
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| 3:15 PM | (3:15-4:00) Poetry Slam |
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| 4:00 PM | (4:00-5:00) Bring your poems for 5 minute Poetry Critiques (speed dating style) |
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Schedule: Non Fiction (back to top)
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| 1:45 PM | (1:45-2:30) Panel Discussion - For Fathers and Sons...(and anyone who loves sports)
featuring Charles Salzberg, Don Dahler, Michael Freeman, Bob Krech, Rafael Badagliacca, Alfred Martino |
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| 2:45 PM | (2:45-3:15) Meet the Author: Steve Doocy |
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| 3:30 PM | (3:30-4:00) Panel Discussion - The Weird and Unusual: Writing Cult Fiction or the Odd Truth
featuring S. Michael Wilson, Robert Damon Schneck, E.F. Watkins |
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| 4:00 PM | (4:00-4:30) Meet the Author: Alphie McCourt |
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| 4:30 PM | (4:30-5:00) Panel Discussion - Giving Advice to Strangers: Purveying information in an interesting and informative manner
featuring Allison Gilbert, Carolyn Strimike, Margie Latrella |
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Schedule: About the Industry (back to top)
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| 1:45 PM | (1:45-2:15) Panel Discussion - The Collaborative Effort: Having a 'Co-author'
featuring Brenda Greene, Mary Ederle Ward, Della Rowland, Tony Fradkin |
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| 2:45 PM | (2:45-3:15) Panel Discussion - The Book Club: Stimulating Conversation That Brings a Book to Life
featuring Mickey Pearlman, Joshua Henkin |
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| 3:45 PM | (3:45-4:15) Panel Discussion - Literary Couples: I Get The Laptop First!
featuring Valerie Block and Alexis Romay |
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| 4:15 PM | (4:15-5:00) Panel Discussion - The Art of Getting Published
featuring Marian Calabro, Virginia Cornue, George Witte, Barbara Worton |
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Schedule: NJ: Fact or Fiction? (back to top)
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| 1:15 PM | (1:15-1:45) A Moment with Stephanie Plum featuring C. J. Critt |
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| 2:00 PM | (2:00-2:30) Panel Discussion - That Fictional Location called New Jersey
featuring Debra Galant, Lauren Grodstein, Pamela Redmond Satran |
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| 2:30 PM | (2:30-3:00) Panel Discussion - Murder and Mayhem in New Jersey
featuring Peggy Ehrhart, Chris Grabenstein, Brad Parks, Ed Rand, Dave White |
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| 3:15 PM | (3:15-3:45) Meet the Author: Joey Rizzolo with his illustrator Jane Cosco |
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| 3:45 PM | (3:45-4:15) Panel Discussion - Between the Pages: Preserving New Jersey's History
featuring Vince Gargiulo, William Neumann, Kevin Woyce, Charles Caldes |
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