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Buffalo Street Books
An Evening of Spiritual Wisdom with Alice McDowell
by, Jill Swenson
March 15, 2022

Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca is very excited to host local author Alice McDowell for an evening of readings and conversation about her newest book, Dance of Life: Christian, Sufi, and Zen Wisdom for Today’s Spiritual Seeker. Q&A to follow, led by Maureen O’Brien. Event date:  Sunday, March 27, 2022 – 7:00pm to 8:00pm McDowell writes about the spiritual journey as a captivating dance. In a clear and… [Read More]

Filed Under: Alice McDowell, Buffalo Street Books, Dance of Light, Hidden Treasure, Maureen O'Brien, Wisdom Editions
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Spring Writes in Ithaca
by, Jill Swenson
May 2, 2014

In its fifth year the Ithaca Literary Festival, Spring Writes, presents a weekend full of workshops, readings, and performances. Check the calendar for the full schedule of activities. Here’s a few highlights to entice to you to one of the dozen venues downtown to participate in the festivities. There are more than 30 events to inspire you. Sponsored by the Community Arts Partnership in Tompkins… [Read More]

Filed Under: Anne Mazer, Buffalo Street Books, Casey Martinson, Community Arts Partnership, Ithaca, Jeanne Mackin, Katie Klein, Rob Costello, Shawn Goodman, Spring Writes, The Beautiful American, Tish Pearlman
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Slow down and get further
by, Jill Swenson
March 7, 2014

Shortly after her novel Ten Thousand Saints came out in early 2011, Eleanor Henderson answered a question at a book reading held at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca. When asked how long it took her to write the novel, Henderson said nine years. Nine years. She explained that the first version didn’t even include several of the central characters in the final version. It made… [Read More]

Filed Under: Buffalo Street Books, Daniel Kahneman, Eleanor Henderson, National Book Award, Ten Thousand Saints, Thinking fast and slow
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Veterans Day 2013 in Ithaca to include Absent Narratives from War History
by, Jill Swenson
October 11, 2013

Award winning author, Cathryn Prince, will be in Ithaca for two events during Veterans Day weekend.  Cathryn Prince is the author of four books of non-fiction history, a frequent contributor to The Christian Science Monitor, The Weston Forum, Weston Magazine, and Ridgefield Magazine, and has taught journalism at Quinnipiac, Columbia and Boston Universities. Military Writers Society of America recently awarded Cathryn Prince its 2013 Founders Award for Death… [Read More]

Filed Under: Buffalo Street Books, Cathryn Prince, Katie Aldridge, Military Writers Society of America, Nicole Goodwin, The History Center of Tompkins County, Veterans Day 2013
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Reading Works-In-Progress at Buffalo Street Books
by, Jill Swenson
August 17, 2013
Jenna Goodman provides editorial services for Swenson Book Development, LLC

Buffalo Street Bookmarks ‘Works in Progress” series on August 4, 2013 brought our some surprising voices, poetry, and prose. Jenna Goodman provides a brief review of those who addressed a crowd almost two weeks ago. New writer and photo-shopper Robin Botie read from the first chapter of her work In the Wake of Marika. Robin’s daughter Marika died at age 20 from complications after battling, and beating, leukemia. Robin’s honest… [Read More]

Filed Under: Beth Evans, Buffalo Street Books, Casey Martinson, Eternal Girl, Jill Swenson, Kakaygeesick, Kate Klein, Keith Gilmore, Robin Botie, William Blake
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The Poet’s Daughter: Parvaneh Bahar
by, Jill Swenson
November 6, 2012

Parvaneh Bahar will talk about her father, her life, and her passion for freedom and human rights in Iran this Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 pm in the Community Foundation Theater at Cinemapolis on Green Street in Ithaca, NY.  On Saturday, November 10, Buffalo Street Books will host the author of The Poet’s Daughter: Malek o’Shoara Bahar of Iran and the Immortal Song of Freedom… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amy Opperman, Buffalo Street Books, Cinemapolis, Community Foundation, Highland Lodge, Larson Publications, Parvaneh Bahar, Paul Cash, Roxi Hewertson, The Poet's Daughter
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2012 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market: Your Ticket to the Secrets of Kidlit
by, Jill Swenson
March 31, 2012

The best reference you can buy on the subject of publishing children’s books is the Writer’s Digest publication, 2012 Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market, edited by Chuck Sambuchino. For the best publishing tips, the first 175 pages are a gold mine. In the 2012 edition of CWIM (the acronym used for this desk reference for the past 20 years), Sambuchino added lots of new  instructional… [Read More]

Filed Under: 2012 Children's Writer's & Illustrators Market, Buffalo Street Books, Chuck Sambuchino, SCBWI, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Writer's Digest
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Writing Your Non-Fiction Book Proposal: A Workshop next weekend
by, Jill Swenson
February 4, 2012

Agents talk. Editors talk. Publishing is a small world and your book proposal only gets one shot at success. Learn which mistakes to avoid while preparing a winning proposal that will command a contract from an agent or publisher. Last November, Swenson Book Development, LLC offered a workshop outlining what to include in a book proposal. This February, we continue the adventure with an intensive,… [Read More]

Filed Under: agents, book proposal, Buffalo Street Books, Competitive Title Analysis, editors, marketing strategy, Non-Fiction, Publishers, Workshop
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Workshop: Social Media Strategies for Authors
by, Jill Swenson
January 17, 2012

Literary agents agree. Editors at Big Six publishing houses agree. Bestselling authors agree. If you want to publish a book, you need to use social media. But what is social media? How can YOU use it to sell your book-in-progress?  Why have a blog, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? How will you write your book if you are always online? And who really cares about social… [Read More]

Filed Under: Authors, Buffalo Street Books, Literary Agents, Publishers, Social Media
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Social Media for Authors: Baby Step 7
by, Jill Swenson
January 7, 2012

Are you ready to pick a WordPress theme for your new website and blog? If you’ve been following our Saturday social media for authors blog series and completed the first six “baby steps”, you already have a domain name, webhost, and content management system ready to go. Hopefully you’ve found time over the holidays to do a bit of window shopping and figured out how… [Read More]

Filed Under: 2012 workshop, Atahualpa, Buffalo Street Books, choosing themes, Coraline, Delicate, free WordPress themes, Graphene, Magazine Theme, Matisse, Platform, plugins, Social Media Strategies for Authors, Twenty Eleven theme, website design, widgets, WordPress.org
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