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of the Graduate Publishing program offered at Pace University’s Downtown New York Campus in the heart of the publishing world at 163 William St, 18th floor.

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

– Neil Gaiman, Coraline

Welcome!

Congratulations to our graduating students!

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Fall 2023

Thursday, September 21: 6 – 7 pm

Thursday, October 26: 6 – 7 pm

Wednesday Nov. 1 (TENTATIVE NYC Graduate Open House):   5:30 – 7:00 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 15 (Grad Open House -Pleasantville): 5:30 – 7 pm

Wednesday November 29: 9:30 – 10:30 am 

Wednesday December 13: 6:00 – 7:00 pm 

Publishing Events

BMI: Book Manufacturing Mastered 2023

by hkaur4 | September 25, 2023 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC | 0 Comments

On September 14, 2023, the Book Manufacturing Institute (BMI) hosted the Book Manufacturing Mastered 2023 conference for book manufacturers at the Penguin Random House offices. The conference aimed to bring together publishers, manufacturers, printers, binders, and...

Publishers Weekly to Host AI Webinar, Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing, in September

by kkeel | September 19, 2023 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC | 0 Comments

On September 27th, from 1 PM to 5:30 PM, Publishers Weekly will host a webinar on how artificial intelligence has and will continue to change the publishing industry in the coming years. Artificial Intelligence: Revolution and Opportunity in Trade Publishing will...

The BISG Annual Meeting is Approaching!

by shenion | April 17, 2023 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC | 0 Comments

The Book Industry Study Group is having their annual meetingin NYC on April 28th. It convenes companies from across the supply chain to discuss opportunities to improve the book industry. The theme for this year is “Transforming Supply Chain Communication,” and the...

Publishers Weekly Names Two Pace Publishing Alums as Publishing’s Brightest

by kkeel | February 8, 2023 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC | 0 Comments

Pace Publishing alums Shivani Annirood and Madison Nankervis were honored by Publishers Weekly as Publishing’s Brightest Honorees for their contributions to the publishing industry. Shivani Annirood, a publicist at Little Brown, Young Readers, created campaigns for...

The Brooklyn Book Festival is Here!

by shenion | September 27, 2022 | Around Town: Books and Magazine Events in NYC | 0 Comments

Finally, after two long years of virtual events, the Brooklyn Book Festival is back to being in-person.

In the News

Barbara Kingsolver Wins United Kingdom’s Women’s Prize for Fiction

by kkeel | July 14, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for the second time in her career and is the first recipient to do so. Her 2022 release, Demon Copperhead, follows the story of a boy born to a single mother in the Appalachia Mountains....

The Book Censorship and the Rising “Parents Rights” Bill

by shenion | April 17, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

On March 30th, federal judge Robert Pitman ruled that Llano County’s library board likely infringed on the constitutional rights of readers in the community. The lawsuit was filed by local library patrons against the county judge and commissioners for removing books...

Barnes & Noble Rolls Out New Membership Plan, Eliminates Educator Discount

by kkeel | April 6, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

On February 17th, Barnes and Noble announced an overhaul of their yearly membership program, eliminating their old $25 membership program in exchange for a two-tier membership and rewards program. With the old membership – a program that had been a part of the...

ACT UP Urges S&S CEO Not to Distribute AIDS Denialist’s Book

by shenion | April 4, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

On March 20, ACT UP, a coalition of HIV/AIDS advocates, organizations, and public health experts, sent a letter to Jonathan Karp, CEO of Simon & Schuster, urging him to reconsider the book deal with AIDS denialist, Rebecca Culshaw. They wrote, “In the midst of...

Brooklyn Public Library: Books Unbanned Initiative

by shenion | February 27, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Across the United States, book banning has increased, with 2022 set to outdo 2021 in the number of challenged and banned books. This challenge is nothing new. In fact, books that offer commentary on societal issues, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Maus, I Know Why...

Alumni Spotlight

Graduating Student Spotlight: Brooke Sufrin

by shenion | May 9, 2023 | Alumni in the Spotlight | 0 Comments

Favorite Course: Marketing with Professor McIntyre What are your plans post-graduation? I completed my undergraduate degree from Pace University on May 17th, 2021, with a double major in English and Communication Studies. On May 18th, 2021, I started working at...

Graduating Student Spotlight: Greyson Corley

by shenion | May 8, 2023 | Alumni in the Spotlight | 0 Comments

Favorite Quote: "For there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it" - Amanda Gorman. Favorite Course: My favorite course that I've taken in the publishing program would have to be Children's Book Publishing with...

Graduating Student Spotlight: Aleaha Smith

by shenion | April 28, 2023 | Alumni in the Spotlight | 0 Comments

Favorite Quote: "...if we aren't vigilant, we can move through our entire lives feeling smaller than we actually are—by playing it safe, by unconsciously giving away our power, by dimming our radiance, by not recognizing there is always so much more waiting for us on...

Graduating Student Spotlight: Eleni Karavoussianis

by shenion | April 28, 2023 | Alumni in the Spotlight | 0 Comments

Favorite Quote: "They paint the world full of shadows... and then tell their children to stay close to the light. Their light. Their reasons, their judgments. Because in the darkness, there be dragons. But it isn't true. We can prove that it isn't true. In the dark,...

Alumni in the Spotlight | Rachel Smithline

by wairimu | June 29, 2022 | Alumni in the Spotlight | 0 Comments

What are your plans post-graduation? Take a moment to breathe before (hopefully) starting a full-time job. It’s been a wild two years, guys, and I’ve been informed by several people that I don’t know how to take a vacation. How did the classes you took during...

Campus News & Events

Brian O’ Leary to Address Pace Students in an Afternoon Seminar

by hkaur4 | October 2, 2023 | Around Town & Campus | 0 Comments

The second speaker for the Afternoon Seminars at Pace in the MS in Publishing department is Brian O’Leary. The Afternoon Seminars are a 90-minute guest lecture once every month with students attending in-person along with a zoom option available for online students. ...

First Afternoon Seminar with Pace Alum Ayana Underwood This Week

by kkeel | September 25, 2023 | Around Town & Campus | 0 Comments

New for the 2023-2024 school year, the M.S. in Publishing program will host a 90-minute guest lecturer once a month. Each lecturer will discuss their careers so far and answer questions from students in a small, 10-person format. A zoom option is also available for...

Brook Wyers Reflects on the London Book Fair

by kkeel | June 16, 2023 | Around Town & Campus | 0 Comments

Last month, Pace Publishing students Brook Wyers and Catherine Shea visited the London Book Fair and had a fantastic time. Here’s what Brook has to say about her experience: BROOK WYERS (SHE/HER), CLASS OF 2023 What was your favorite part of the London Book Fair? ...

Under the Skin and the Truth of Black Health: Linda Villarosa’s Eliot Schein Presentation

by shenion | April 17, 2023 | Around Town & Campus | 0 Comments

Weathering (adj.): chronic stress that marginalized individuals undergo. Is connected to accelerated aging and social detriments of health. For Black Americans, it’s caused by racism. This is one of the many reasons why many Black Americans died during the peak of the...

John Sargent Returning for Spring ‘23 Lecture

by shenion | April 17, 2023 | Around Town & Campus, David Pecker Distinguished Professors, Pace News | 0 Comments

The David Pecker Distinguished Professor for the 2022-2023 school year is back for his Spring 2023 lecture. John Sargent, the previous CEO of Macmillan and executive VP of the Holtzbrick Publishing Group, will return to campus on April 27th. He’s received both the...

Faculty Spotlight

Professor McIlroy’s Important Report on Covid-19’s Impact on Publishing

by ge48623n | January 25, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Welcome back students! We hope you had a wonderful and safe winter break. Over the break, our very own adjunct professor, Thad McIlroy compiled a report examining the impact of Covid-19 on the publishing industry, which provides insights for the year ahead. The report...

Welcome Jill McBain!

by bl11024n | September 3, 2020 | Faculty and Staff Bios | 0 Comments

Jill McBain is the Finance Director for Grand Central Publishing at Hachette Book Group. She partners with GCP’s Publisher to provide strategic insights on the key decisions that shape the future of one of Hachette’s largest divisions. Day-to-day her job involves...

Meet Ivy Jacobson-Ford!

by au40682n | June 24, 2020 | Faculty and Staff Bios | 0 Comments

Ivy Jacobson-Ford is the Digital Deputy Editor of ThePioneerWoman.com at Hearst Corporation and has a decade of experience creating lifestyle, wedding, and entertainment content. She's held editorial positions at Country Living, The Knot, Hollywood Life, Bustle, and...

Thad McIlroy | Summer I

by Karolina Blaziak | April 20, 2020 | Faculty and Staff Bios | 0 Comments

Welcome back, Professor McIlroy — we certainly need your online Summer I Metadata course now! It has never been so important for publishers to utilize metadata to promote their titles and there is no one with greater expertise in this area than Professor McIlroy. "......

New Faculty | Jason Wells

by Abby Schiano | January 29, 2020 | Faculty and Staff Bios | 0 Comments

WELCOME TO PACE, PROFESSOR WELLS! Jason M. Wells is the Books Marketing Director at the American Psychological Association, where he and his team promote APA Books, APA Videos, APA Style, Life Tools, and Magination Press Children's Books. Previously Jason worked for...

2022-2023 Year of Review in Photos

Brooke Sufrin ’23, winner of the Graduate Publishing Award with Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Dean Tresmaine Grimes

The Spring 2023 Marketing and Publicity Principles and Practices students attended Professor Napp’s Rizzoli event with cookbook author Anna Voloshyna

Event Calendar