III Annual Book Fair

The III  Annual Multilingual Book Fair, in Astoria, NY ws held on Friday October 3rd and Saturday October 4th, 2008 at the Auditorium of St Demetrios Greek American School. This cultural event is designed to promote literacy and literary endeavor in Queens, New York. It is also an opportunity for authors to encourage our youth and dialogue with the community. 

In 2007 more than 85 authors participated at the Book Fair, this year New York Book presented a group of 100 local authors of different etnhnic and cultural backgrounds

Acclaimed authors, Silvana Paternostro, Perry Brass, P.Chandra Sekharan, Dominic Carter, Justine Frangoulis Argyris, Dinorah Coronado, Adriana Aristizabal, Gustavo Arango and Shanxing Wang are among the many noted.

P.Chandra Sekharan the author of the Book "The First Human Bomb" which was released last month in India and presented thenew book.

The renowned author of the Hellenic diaspora of North America, Justine Frangouli-Argyris, participated in the third annual Multilingual Book Fair.

All of Justine Frangouli-Argyris' works were at the fair (The Lonely Path of Integrity, High Heels for Six, Clouds Fly Don't They? Stis Agores tou Kosmou, The Legacy, Havana Diaries.

Silvana Paternostro is a Colombian-born journalist. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Time, among other publications, and she is the author of In the Land of God and Man, a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award. In 1999 she was selected by Time/CNN as one of the fifty Latin American leaders for the millennium. A senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, Paternostro lives in New York City.

All of Justine Frangouli-Argyris' works were at the fair (The Lonely Path of Integrity, High Heels for Six, Clouds Fly Don't They? Stis Agores tou Kosmou, The Legacy, Havana Diaries.

Silvana Paternostro is a Colombian-born journalist. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Time, among other publications, and she is the author of In the Land of God and Man, a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award. In 1999 she was selected by Time/CNN as one of the fifty Latin American leaders for the millennium. A senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, Paternostro lives in New York City.

All of Justine Frangouli-Argyris' works were at the fair (The Lonely Path of Integrity, High Heels for Six, Clouds Fly Don't They? Stis Agores tou Kosmou, The Legacy, Havana Diaries.

Silvana Paternostro is a Colombian-born journalist. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and Time, among other publications, and she is the author of In the Land of God and Man, a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award. In 1999 she was selected by Time/CNN as one of the fifty Latin American leaders for the millennium. A senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, Paternostro lives in New York City.

African American, Asiatic, Greeks and Hispanic authors available for book-signing.

For the young people, a Children's Pavilion was set-aside for children's book authors. Authors Karla Florez and Ann Miller presented the latest release.

Admission is free

Previous Sponsors are: Queens's Library, St James Center, General Consulate of Israel in New York, General Consulate of Colombia in New York, Ministry of Education of Greece, Boricua College, Simon and Schuster Publishing House, Sign and Design, Health Plus and Dewars.