Jan L. Kardys
Jan L. Kardys literary agent 8-9-16

‘You Wrote a Book … Now What?’ — Literary Agent Speaks at Westport Library

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Gain an insider’s view of book publishing with Jan L. Kardys, Literary Agent and Chairman of Unicorn Writers’ Conference and Unicorn for Writers. From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 20, Jan will share her 35 years of experience inside major NYC book publishers on such topics as developing a concept, writing and formatting a manuscript, finding a good agent, submission guidelines, special sales, marketing, self-publishing vs traditional and more. 

Register online. Jan L. Kardys’ diverse book publishing career includes executive positions at ten of the major book publishers—Doubleday, St. Martin’s Press, Scholastic, Macmillan, Charles Scribner’s, Little, Brown & Company, Warner Books, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Lippincott & Crowell, Publishers, Simon & Schuster/Prentice Hall and Condé Nast Publications.

Islamism
Tarek Osman author islamism 4-14-16

Mideast Expert Tarek Osman Talks About His Book ‘Islamism’ at Westport Library

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Author Tarek Osman will talk about his latest book,  Islamism: What it Means for the Middle East and the World from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 21 in the McManus Room at Westport Library. Osman is an author, essayist, documentary maker, and political economist. His work focuses on Islamism and Arab politics, social dynamics, economics, modern history, and culture. His new book, Islamism: What it Means for the Middle East and the World, is an analysis of Islamist movements in the Middle East. A political, social, and cultural battle is currently raging in the Middle East. On one side are the Islamists, those who believe Islam should be the region’s primary identity.