Pics of the Week, 11/17/2006

Authors Pop Up at Books of Wonder
The biggest names in children's pop-up books were on hand at Books of Wonder in New York City last weekend. After hearing each author/paper engineer speak, fans had books signed by the various creators. Seen here (l. to r.): Chuck Fischer, David A. Carter, Kyle Olman, Arthur Yorinks, Matthew Reinhart, Peter Glassman of Books of Wonder and Robert Sabuda. 

NBA Glory
The winners from last night's National Book Awards stopped to pose for the press. Pictured here (l. to r.) are: Richard Powers (Fiction for The Echo Maker); Nathaniel Mackey (Poetry for Splay Anthem); Timothy Egan (Nonfiction for The Worst Hard Time); and M.T. Anderson (Young People's Literature for The Pox Party: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing).

photo credit: Robin Platze, Twin Images.

New Digs
The Tristan Publishing team makes itself at home in its new offices. Pictured from left to right: Roger Challman, Barb Shimshock, Heidi Bornhuse and publisher Brett Waldman.

'Coming Out' in NYC
In New York, at the Ono in the Gansevoort Hotel, Avalon Publishing Group feted Reichen Lehmkuhl whose new book, Here's What We'll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out, and the U.S. Airforce (Carroll & Graf), bowed late last month. Pictured here are: Lehmkuhl; Michele Martin, publishing director of Avalon Publishing Group; and Don Weise, senior editor at Carroll & Graf.

20 Years of Tax, Payroll and Royalty Statements
Clients and friends were on hand last night to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Benay Enterprises, which handles payroll and business management for independent publishers and literary agencies, held at the legendary Friar's Club in midtown Manhattan. Pictured (l. to r.) are Merrilee Warholak, Benay director of publisher relations; Richard Nash, Softskull Press; Dawn Reshen-Doty, v-p Benay and her father, Neil Reshen, president and founder of Benay; Frank Weinman, the Literary Group; Beau Friedlander and Disinformation publisher Gary Baddeley.

Demille's On 'Fire'
At the launch party for Nelson DeMille's latest, Wild Fire, Warner Books toasted the author at the Union League Club in Manhattan. Pictured here at the party are: Maureen Egen, deputy chairman and publisher of Hachette Book Group; Jamie Raab, senior v-p & publisher of Warner Books; DeMille; David Young, chairman & CEO of Hachette Book Group; and agent Nick Ellison.

A Home on the Range
Actress/comedienne Mo’Nique tries out a recipe from her new book, Skinny Cooks Can't be Trusted for the Good Morning America crew Robin Roberts, Diane Sawyer, and Sam Champion.

Photo credit: Courtesy of ABC News/Good Morning America

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Running Crazed
With a 50th place finish in the New York Cith Marathon, Dean Karnazes, author of Ultramarathon Man, completed the super-human feat of running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 conseccutive days. In race number 49 in New Jersey, Karnazes was joined by Penguin Group sales manager Paul Deykerhoff.