Carol Hoenig

Carol Hoenig, President of Carol Hoenig, Publishing Consultant, Inc. works with authors and publishers in a variety of ways, from first drafts to putting together book proposals to creating publicity and marketing campaigns. Prior to starting her business in 2005, Carol worked at Borders Group, Inc. as National Event Specialist for many years booking authors and musicians, including former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, Tony Bennett, Walter Cronkite, Kurt Vonnegut and Frank McCourt, to name a few. She teaches continuing education writing courses at Hofstra University and is a freelance writer in her own right. She was named Best of Long Island Author 2012 by the Long Island Press and named Outstanding Advocate for the Arts 2013 by the Long Island Arts Council. You may find out more about her at www.carolhoenig.com.

All About Community

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This past week Dianne and I got to attend the Hachette-NAIBA Open House in Manhattan. Peggy wasn’t able to attend since she was on vacation that had been planned for quite some time. There were many other independent booksellers in attendance from the region and it was helpful to hear their concerns, as well as … Read more

Shaking the Doubts

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I admit that there are occasions when I wonder if my business associates and I are delusional about opening a bookstore. Fortunately, those doubts are often put to rest when I read stories like this one: “Indie Booksellers: ‘Indispensible Players in Community Life.’” There are so many great quotes in this article that remind me … Read more

Meet 3 Seasoned Booksellers

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So who are these three women eager to bring a bookstore to Rockville Centre, which is on the South Shore of Long Island? Peggy, Dianne and Carol think it’s important to let their patrons know why they are the ones to bring Turn of the Corkscrew, Books & Wine to such a perfect community. Meet … Read more