Headed over to mediabistro.com‘s kickoff party for its first-ever Literary Festival last week and had such a wonderful time catching up with friends in the industry and meeting new people! It was great chatting with Carmen Scheidel, who is so knowledgeable about the industry and great at connecting people with mutual interests. (She also happens to rock a great hairstyle!) She co-hosted the event along with Gretchen Van Esselstyn, whom unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to talk to this time around but who happens to be the person who turned me on to Goodreads. I don’t want to embarrass anyone who may be shy about having their names mentioned in a blog, but let’s just say I met designers, memoirists, world travelers, writing instructors, and freelance writers, all of whom had a love for the literary arts.
The party was held over at the Bubble Lounge in Tribeca (228 West Broadway), which had such an intimate atmosphere to it. It was all exposed brick walls, candle light, and art that transports you to another time.
Ayaz Sayeed captured it all on camera. You can see photos of me here and here.
Stephanie Nikolopoulos 
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