Pics of the Week, 1/22/07

Pinter's Publishing Party
At David Burke & Donatella restaurant in Manhattan last week author Jason Pinter celebrated the publication of his new novel, The Mark (Mira Books). Pictured here at the event (from l. to r.) are: Pinter; his editor, Linda McFall; and his agent, Joe Veltre of Artists Literary Group.

Danford Does Manhattan
At the Institute of Culinary Education in New York last week, author (and regular PW contributor) Natalie Danford celebrated the release of her debut novel Inheritance (St. Martin's Press). Pictured here (from l. to r.) are: Danford; PW editor Dick Donahue; Dori Weintraub of St. Martin's; and Penny Kaganoff, a former PW editor and current freelancer.

Gaiman and McKean on Gaiman and McKean
Author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean discussed their longstanding working relationship at an event held at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis last week. The event was sponsored by the midwest-based literary quarterly Rain Taxi Review of Books. Pictured here (l. to r.) are: Gaiman, Rain Taxi editor Eric Lorberer, Walker Art Center program director Sarah Peters, and McKean. 

Getting Jazzy With It
At a launch party for Lorraine Gordon's memoir Alive at the Village Vanguard: My Life In and Out of Jazz Time (Hal Leonard), the owner of the inimitable New York jazz club joined a number of famed musicians to celebrate her book's release. Gordon is pictured here, at the party, with George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, the Newport Folk Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. .

20 Years of Tax, Payroll and Royalty Statements
Avalon held a publication party earlier this week for Michael Musto, Village Voice columnist, whose La Dolce Musto: Writings by the World's Most Outrageous Columnist, was just released. Pictured here are Musto; Don Weise, senior editor at Carroll & Graf; and senior publicist Betsy Steve.

Big Children
Filmmaker Todd Field joined author Tom Perrotta at a recent Barnes & Noble event celebrating the publication of Little Children: The Shooting Script (Newmarket). The packed crowd at B&N's Lincoln Center store listened to Field and Perrotta discuss how they adapted Perrotta's celebrated novel into Field's current Golden Globe-nominated film. Pictured here (l. to r.) are: Steven Sorrentino, Barnes & Noble director of special events; actress Phyllis Somerville; Field; Perrotta; Esther Margolis, president & publisher, Newmarket Press.

Novel Signing
Although Dave Eggers couldn't make it to Tempe's Changing Hands Bookstore for a signing for his newly-released What is the What, Valentino Achak Deng, a protagonist in the novel, made the trip. Deng's appearance drew more than 250 people.

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Paging Mr. Cent
Multi hyphenate 50 Cent celebrated the launch of his G Unit imprint (done in partnership with MTV/Pocket Books) last week in an event at the Borders in Columbus Circle. 50 is pictured here, surrounded by fans, signing copies of his bestselling autobiography, From Pieces to Weight. The imprint launched this month with the publication of three new books: Nikki Turner's Death Before Dishonor; K. Elliott's The Ski Mask Way; and Baby Brother by Noire.