PAMA NY Events

Luncheon Programs

Members pay discounted rates for all luncheon programs. Past speakers & panelists have included:

• Pamela Paul, Editor of The New York Times Book Review & NYT book coverage
• Leigh Newman, Books Editor for O, The Oprah Magazine; Glory Edim of Well Read Black Girl; Maddie Caldwell of WORD Bookstore’s Romance Book Club; and Karah Preiss of Belletrist bookclub.
• Michael Pietsch, CEO of Hachette Book Group
• Carolyn Reidy, President, Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
• Robin Bilardello, VP/Senior Art Director at HarperCollins Publishers; Peter Mendelsund, Associate Art director of Alfred A. Knopf; Lauren Panepinto, Creative Director of Orbit Books, Colleen AF Venable, Associate Art Director for Workman Publishing; Henry Sene Yee, Creative Director of Picador Books
• Jonathan Karp, President & Publisher, Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing
• Chip Kidd, graphic designer, author, and editor
• Pat Schroeder, Former Congresswoman, President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers (AAP)

Cocktail Parties

“Talk Shop,” network, and exchange ideas at the three cocktail parties held each year. Sponsored by prominent members of the industry, PAMA cocktail parties take place at some of the hottest places in the city — and they are a guaranteed good time! PAMA has co-hosted cocktail parties at Punch with Publishers Weekly and editor Sara Nelson, held book-swap soirees with USA Today at their office’s rooftop terrace, and played ping-pong and drank beers with the staff of The Onion in their SoHo space.