Tompkins County Public Library

by, Jill Swenson
August 1, 2023

Swenson Book Development - Sharon Yntema

After years of research and writing, author Sharon Yntema has published her latest book, Ithaca Area Bookstores: Two Hundred years of Bookstore History in Tompkins County 1819-2019. A compendium of retail operations dedicated to purveying books offers a history of a reading community through the lens of bookstores. Sharon agreed to an interview about her new release. Q: When were the first bookstores opened in Ithaca? The… [Read More]

Filed Under: Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, Ithaca Area Bookstores, Ithaca is Books Festival, New York, Odyssey Bookstore, Sharon Yntema, Tompkins County Public Library

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The Fiction Writer’s Perspective: Live from the TCPL

by, Danielle Sherwood
October 1, 2011

I’m not a fiction writer. I stick to what I know and what I know is English literature and social media. Yet this past week, I attended a workshop at the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) on writing historical fiction. On Wednesday night I assisted Jill Swenson, the host and experienced writer, editor and CEO of Swenson Book Development LLC. It was the last meeting… [Read More]

Filed Under: agents, author platforms, changing market, Community, face-to-face interaction, historians, Mavens, Publishers, self-confidence, Social Media, tips and tools, Tompkins County Public Library, virtual interaction, writer's workshops, writing groups, writing historical fiction

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