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Join PRH Authors Helen Ellis and J. Kelly Hoey at WMG’s Free Virtual Happy Hour

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The Women’s Media Group (WMG) presents a special free virtual event, “Bring Your Baggage and Your Favorite Beverage,” with Penguin Random House authors Helen Ellis and J. Kelly Hoey via Zoom on Wednesday, August 4, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm (ET). You’re invited to gather (virtually) for a happy hour filled with questions, conversation, and more than a few laughs. To register, click here.

The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code, Helen Ellis returns with a viciously funny, deeply felt collection of essays on friendship among women. BRING YOUR BAGGAGE AND DON’T PACK LIGHT (Doubleday) reads like the best cocktail party of your life. Kirkus calls it “darkly hilarious” and Martha Stewart Living says [it’s] “an uproarious joyride, best enjoyed with a souvenir cup of white wine.” Come find out for yourself at this Zoom discussion, moderated by WMG board member J. Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network (TarcherPerigee). The WMG Programming Committee collaborated with Shakespeare & Co. for this event.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 4, 5:00 to 6:00 pm (ET)

WHERE: Virtually, via Zoom

COST: FREE for WMG members and non-members

REGISTER: Click here for registration details

Upcoming WMG Programs – Save the Dates:

09/15/21: How to Use Influencer Marketing to Drive Awareness & Sales, 12:00 – 1:00 PM (ET) via Zoom

09/23/21: Conversation with Memoir Collaborator and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Michelle Burford, 7:00 – 8:00 PM (ET) via Zoom

Women’s Media Group, founded in 1973, is a New York-based nonprofit association of women who have achieved prominence in many fields of media. Its 400-plus members, drawn from book, magazine, and newspaper publishing; film, television, online and other digital media, meet, collaborate, inform and support one another as well as mentor young women interested in publishing careers.


Posted: August 3, 2021