Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘ALA Book Club Central with Author Stephanie Powell Watts!’, on Wednesday, October 18, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
We are very excited to announce that Stephanie Powell Watts, author of the inaugural Sarah Jessica Parker
Book Club Central selection,
No One Is Coming to Save Us, will be joining us to chat about her debut novel.
In addition, United for Libraries President Elect Skip Dye, VP, library marketing and digital sales at Penguin Random House, will discuss Sarah Jessica Parker’s most recent Book Club Central pick,
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, and resources for book clubs. Jennifer Hart, SVP, Associate Publisher and Group Marketing Director of William Morrow, will also be joining us to discuss
Book Club Girl and the resources available through that program.
The American Library Association (ALA) launched Book Club Central at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this summer with the website and Honorary Chair Sarah Jessica Parker’s first selection.
Book Club Central is a place for author interviews, book recommendations and reviews, as well as discussion questions and information on how to start and moderate a book club.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Oct. 11 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE THIS WEEK – Enjoy the 2017 NLA/NSLA Annual Conference!
- Oct. 25 – Google Forms for Your Library
- Nov. 8 – Using YA Literature to Inspire Teen Girls’ Interests in STEM
- Nov. 29 – Libraries Rock! : Summer Reading Program 2018
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the
NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the
Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the
NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
